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Collections

Finial (Antelope)5th-4th century B.C.

Not on view
Small bronze sculpture of a horned animal, possibly an ibex, in a crouching pose with head raised, mouth open, and a diamond-shaped opening through the body above a flat rectangular base

Unknown, Finial (Antelope), 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 (Antelope)
Place Made
Western Inner Mongolia
Date Made
5th-4th century B.C.
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
2 1/2 x 2 1/16 in. (6.6 x 5.4 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern and Central Asian Art, gift of The Ahmanson Foundation
Accession Number
M.76.97.572
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.