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Belt Buckleabout 150 B.C.-A.D. 225

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Small cast bronze buckle or fitting with open central ring, incised feather-pattern decoration, raised circular bosses, and an animal-head terminal, with olive-green and copper-toned patina

Unknown, Belt Buckle, about 150 B.C.-A.D. 225, 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
Belt Buckle
Place Made
Iran
Date Made
about 150 B.C.-A.D. 225
Medium
Bronze, cast
Dimensions
2 x 1 in. (5.2 x 2.6 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern and Central Asian Art, gift of The Ahmanson Foundation
Accession Number
M.76.97.719
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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