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ElephantPtolemaic Period - Roman Period (332 BCE - 337 CE)

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Small dark gray-brown ceramic object in the form of a stylized ram's head with a large coiled horn decorated with an incised rosette, viewed from slightly above

Unknown, Elephant, Ptolemaic Period - Roman Period (332 BCE - 337 CE), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Jerome F. Snyder, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Elephant
Place Made
Egypt or Eastern Mediterranean
Date Made
Ptolemaic Period - Roman Period (332 BCE - 337 CE)
Medium
Terracotta
Dimensions
3 15/16 x 1 15/16 in. (10 x 5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Jerome F. Snyder
Accession Number
M.80.202.114
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Egyptian Art

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