Hammerheadcirca 2100-1750 B.C.

Not on view

Small bronze sculpture of a horned goat or ibex with dark brown-black patina and bright green corrosion patches, viewed from the left side

Unknown, Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Hammerhead, circa 2100-1750 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: Hammerhead
Place Made: Iran, Luristan
Date Made: circa 2100-1750 B.C.
Medium: Bronze, cast
Dimensions: 3 1/4 x 1 in. (8.3 x 3.2 cm)
Credit Line: The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern and Central Asian Art, gift of The Ahmanson Foundation
Accession Number: M.76.97.515
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.

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Hammerheadcirca 2100-1750 B.C.

Not on view

Unknown, Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Hammerhead, circa 2100-1750 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: Hammerhead
Place Made: Iran, Luristan
Date Made: circa 2100-1750 B.C.
Medium: Bronze, cast
Dimensions: 3 1/4 x 1 in. (8.3 x 3.2 cm)
Credit Line: The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern and Central Asian Art, gift of The Ahmanson Foundation
Accession Number: M.76.97.515
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.