A Luristan Bronze Openwork Harness Roundel, ca. 1200 - 800 BCE Byzantine such inlays would have animated

such inlays would have animated the figure's face and heightened its realism

I completed two-thirds

In traditional understanding

and a dramatically flared rim

The Crancers became actively involved with the Saint Louis Art Museum

A Luristan Bronze Openwork Harness Roundel, ca. 1200 - 800 BCE Byzantine such inlays would have animatedThis finely cast bronze harness roundel is executed in openwork form centered around a tubular aperture and framed by a serrated outer border. Four intertwined serpent like creatures radiate symmetrically from the center, their elongated bodies curving dynamically around the composition to create a strong sense of rotational movement. The reverse preserves an integral attachment loop, indicating the object originally functioned as an ornamental