13th-6th century B.C. A bronze staff finial with a tapering C-section body and coiled finial, quincunx of punched ring-and-dot motifs to the upper body and incised band of chevrons leading to the terminal on one face, repeated on the second face with the addition of ring-and-dot fill; rivet holes to join two halves of the body, lip to lower edge. 557 grams, 62 cm (24 3/8 in.). UK private collection before 2000. UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. [No Reserve]