The ancient metalworks of Luristan have been recovered from areas in west central Iran. The Lurs are the people of the mountainous Zagros, descended from the migrant tribes who settled in this region during the third and fourth millenium B. C.
The typical Luristan style artifacts include a great number of weapons, ornaments, tools, and ceremonial objects, crafted with iron, bronze and gold. These golden death-masks were unearthed from Kalmarekh and date back to the first half of the first millenium B.C.
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