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Bird Finial12th century

Not on view
Small iron or bronze bird sculpture with engraved scale and spiral patterns, standing on two thin legs against a gray background

Unknown, Bird Finial, 12th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Bird Finial
Place Made
Iran
Date Made
12th century
Medium
Bronze, engraved
Dimensions
4 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. (10.7 x 9.0 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky
Accession Number
M.73.5.343
Classification
Metal
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya, ed. Islamic Art: The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection. Los Angeles: Museum Associates, 1973.

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