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Button206 B.C. - A.D. 9

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Small gold-mounted ring or seal with a dark green carved stone intaglio depicting a bird figure, viewed from slightly above

Unknown, Button, 206 B.C. - A.D. 9, 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
Button
Place Made
Northern China
Date Made
206 B.C. - A.D. 9
Period
Western Han Dynasty
Medium
Gilt bronze, cast
Dimensions
Diameter: 1 1/4 in. (3.5 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern and Central Asian Art, gift of The Ahmanson Foundation
Accession Number
M.76.97.580
Classification
Jewelry and Adornments
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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