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Flask Handle2nd century A.D.

Not on view
Bronze lamp stand or candelabrum fitting with curved arm, horse-head terminal, small figural base, and shallow crown-rimmed oil dish, covered in olive-green patina
Cast bronze pin with green patina; elongated shaft terminating in a heart-shaped plaque with a molded face at the base, and a crossbar finial featuring animal figures and spherical projections at the top.
Title
Flask Handle
Culture
Parthian
Place Made
Near East
Date Made
2nd century A.D.
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
9 3/8 × 2 1/4 × 4 7/8 in. (23.81 × 5.72 × 12.38 cm)
Credit Line
The Phil Berg Collection
Accession Number
M.71.73.27
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Ancient
Selected Bibliography
  • Berg, Phil. Man Came This Way: Objects from the Phil Berg Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1971.