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Finial5th-4th century B.C.

Not on view
Small bronze sculpture of a donkey or mule in profile with head lowered, amber-brown and green patina, rectangular attachment tang below hindquarters
Small bronze figurine of a standing donkey in profile, with green and brown patination, incised mane detail, and head lowered slightly.

Unknown, Finial, 5th-4th century 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
Finial
Place Made
Western Inner Mongolia
Date Made
5th-4th century B.C.
Medium
Bronze, cast
Dimensions
2 x 2 1/4 in. (5.1 x 6 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern and Central Asian Art, gift of The Ahmanson Foundation
Accession Number
M.76.97.558c
Classification
Architecture
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.
  • Mousavi, Ali. Ancient Near Eastern art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2012.

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