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Buckle2nd-1st century B.C.

Not on view
Small cast bronze buckle or fitting with rounded rectangular frame, hourglass-shaped central opening, and curvilinear relief ornament, covered in green and brown patina

Unknown, Buckle, 2nd-1st 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
Buckle
Place Made
Mongolia or southern Siberia
Date Made
2nd-1st century B.C.
Medium
Bronze, cast
Dimensions
1 3/8 x 1 1/16 in. (3.4 x 2.7 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern and Central Asian Art, gift of The Ahmanson Foundation
Accession Number
M.76.97.691
Classification
Costumes
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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