Plaque or Button5th-3rd century B.C.

Not on view

Small circular bronze disc with scalloped, spiral-decorated border and raised central boss with keyhole-shaped opening, covered in green and tan patina

Unknown, Plaque or Button, 5th-3rd 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: Plaque or Button
Place Made: Western Inner Mongolia and northern China
Date Made: 5th-3rd century B.C.
Medium: Bronze, cast
Dimensions: Diameter: 1 1/4 in. (3.3 cm)
Credit Line: The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern and Central Asian Art, gift of The Ahmanson Foundation
Accession Number: M.76.97.685a
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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Plaque or Button5th-3rd century B.C.

Not on view

Unknown, Plaque or Button, 5th-3rd 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: Plaque or Button
Place Made: Western Inner Mongolia and northern China
Date Made: 5th-3rd century B.C.
Medium: Bronze, cast
Dimensions: Diameter: 1 1/4 in. (3.3 cm)
Credit Line: The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern and Central Asian Art, gift of The Ahmanson Foundation
Accession Number: M.76.97.685a
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.