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Diskcirca 1000-650 B.C.

Not on view
Fragment of a bronze plaque with mottled green and reddish-brown patina, decorated in low relief with a frontal face, procession of figures, animals, and a raised circular boss at center

Unknown, Disk, circa 1000-650 B.C., Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern and Central Asian Art, gift of The Ahmanson Foundation, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Disk
Place Made
Western Iran
Date Made
circa 1000-650 B.C.
Period
Iron Age II-III
Medium
Bronze, hammered
Dimensions
Preserved width: 6 1/2 in. (16.4 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern and Central Asian Art, gift of The Ahmanson Foundation
Accession Number
M.76.97.155
Classification
Jewelry and Adornments
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Ancient
Selected Bibliography
  • Ancient Bronzes, Ceramics, and Seals: The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern, Central Asiatic, and European Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1981.

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