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BoarA.D. 4th-11th century

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Small bronze openwork sculpture of a boar or pig in profile, with heavy orange and green patina and three rectangular voids through the body

Unknown, Boar, A.D. 4th-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
Boar
Place Made
Western Siberia or Volga/Kama region
Date Made
A.D. 4th-11th century
Medium
Bronze, cast
Dimensions
1 1/8 x 2 1/4 in. (2.9 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.76.97.536
Classification
Sculpture
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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