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Collections

Harness Ringcirca 1000-650 B.C.

Not on view
Cast bronze object with a round ring at the base topped by a sculpted animal head with two long, ribbed, curving horns; heavy verdigris and reddish-brown patina

Unknown, Harness Ring, 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
Harness Ring
Place Made
Iran, Luristan
Date Made
circa 1000-650 B.C.
Period
Iron Age II-III
Medium
Bronze, cast
Dimensions
3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (8.5 x 8.5 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern and Central Asian Art, gift of The Ahmanson Foundation
Accession Number
M.76.97.196
Classification
Tools and Equipment
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.