Copper-alloy, 10.04 grams, 101.75 mm. Circa 14th-10th century BC. Luristan is famed for its fine bronzework. The pin is a long tapering spike, with a faceted, ribbed section at the top surmounted by a rectangular plinth on which stands the cast figure of a monkey with upturned face and trilobed erect tail. Reference: Porada, E. The Art of Ancient Iran, Pre-Islamic Cultures, New York, 1962. Good very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.