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KeyEarly Islamic

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Two small, heavily corroded bronze objects: an upright key-like form with a circular ring top and ridged shaft, alongside a cluster of small cylindrical rods

Unknown, Key, Early Islamic, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Frank J. and Victoria K. Fertitta, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Key
Place Made
Iran
Date Made
Early Islamic
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
Length: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); Width: 1 1/8 in. (2.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Frank J. and Victoria K. Fertitta
Accession Number
M.80.198.17
Classification
Metal
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic

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