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Fitting4th-3rd century B.C.

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Small bronze sculpture of a crouching feline-like creature with heavy verdigris patina, its body arched so the head bends down toward raised forepaws

Unknown, Fitting, 4th-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
Fitting
Place Made
Western Inner Mongolia
Date Made
4th-3rd century B.C.
Medium
Bronze, cast
Dimensions
Length: 1 7/8 in. (4.6 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern and Central Asian Art, gift of The Ahmanson Foundation
Accession Number
M.76.97.717
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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