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RazorA.D. 10th-11th century

Not on view
Bronze decorative object with a wide semicircular lower blade and two symmetrical upward-curving arms ending in hooked animal-head terminals, covered in deep green patina

Unknown, Razor, A.D. 10th-11th century, 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
Razor
Place Made
Northeastern Europe-western Russia
Date Made
A.D. 10th-11th century
Medium
Bronze, cast
Dimensions
5 7/8 x 8 5/8 in. (14.8 x 22 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern and Central Asian Art, gift of The Ahmanson Foundation
Accession Number
M.76.97.525
Classification
Arms and Armor
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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