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Quiver Plaquecirca 1000-650 B.C.

Not on view
Tall vertical bronze relief plaque with green patina, divided into four registers of carved figural scenes including central robed figures with outstretched arms and flanking figures
Bronze relief plaque with green and red patina, featuring two registers of repoussé decoration, each showing a frontal figure flanked by rearing animals, with dotted borders along the edges; upper edge fragmentary.
Curved bronze plaque with repoussé relief decoration in two registers, green patina with traces of red. Upper register shows a frontal horned figure flanked by two attendants and rearing animals; lower register depicts a robed standing figure grasped by two large felines. Dotted border frames the edges.
Title
Quiver Plaque
Culture
Luristan bronzes
Place Made
Western Iran
Date Made
circa 1000-650 B.C.
Period
Iron Age II-III
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
17 1/8 × 5 1/8 × 1/4 in. (43.5 × 13.02 × 0.64 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern and Central Asian Art, gift of The Ahmanson Foundation
Accession Number
M.76.97.178a-b
Classification
Arms and Armor
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Ancient
Selected Bibliography
  • Thomas, Nancy. "Nasli M. Heeramaneck." In American Collectors of Asian Art, edited by Pratapaditya Pal, 73-92. Bombay: Marg Publications, 1986.
  • 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.
  • Mousavi, Ali. Ancient Near Eastern art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2012.
  • Peyton, Allysa B. and Katherine Anne Paul. Arts of South Asia: Cultures of Collecting. Gainesville: University of Florida Press, 2019.