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Buckle4th-3rd century B.C.

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Small cast bronze openwork object with heavy green patina, hourglass form, two oval rings connected by crouching figural reliefs and serpentine arms

Unknown, Buckle, 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
Buckle
Place Made
Western Inner Mongolia
Date Made
4th-3rd century B.C.
Medium
Bronze, cast
Dimensions
2 3/8 x 1 1/4 in. (6 x 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.76.97.739a
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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