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Vessel Handle (Ram)no date

Not on view
Small bronze sculpture of a leaping horned animal, possibly a deer or goat, with legs extended and head raised, covered in mottled green and brown patina

Unknown, Vessel Handle (Ram), no date, 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
Vessel Handle (Ram)
Place Made
Iran
Date Made
no date
Medium
Bronze, cast
Dimensions
Height: 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); Length: 5 1/4 in. (13.4 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern and Central Asian Art, gift of The Ahmanson Foundation
Accession Number
M.76.97.840
Classification
Furnishings
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.