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Earringscirca 1000-650 B.C.

Not on view
Small circular bronze ring with heavy turquoise patina, decorated with two rows of rounded bosses along most of its circumference, photographed flat against a gray surface
Title
Earrings
Place Made
Western Iran
Date Made
circa 1000-650 B.C.
Period
Iron Age II - III
Medium
Bronze, cast
Dimensions
Diameter: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern and Central Asian Art, gift of The Ahmanson Foundation
Accession Number
M.76.97.309
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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