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Staffcirca 150 B.C. - A.D. 225

Not on view
Bronze rod with twisted shaft, animal-head finial at one end and perforated grip at the other, with green and rust-brown patina
Title
Staff
Place Made
Iran
Date Made
circa 150 B.C. - A.D. 225
Period
Parthian
Medium
Bronze finial, iron shaft
Dimensions
Length: 26 1/2 in. (67.2 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern and Central Asian Art, gift of The Ahmanson Foundation
Accession Number
M.76.97.281
Classification
Costumes
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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