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Collections

Pinheadcirca 1350-800

Not on view
Small bronze sculpture of a recumbent bull with heavy green and rust-colored patina across its rounded, weathered surface

Unknown, Pinhead, circa 1350-800, 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
Pinhead
Place Made
Northwestern Iran
Date Made
circa 1350-800
Period
Iron Age I-II
Medium
Bronze, cast
Dimensions
Length: 2 1/2 in. (6.3 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern and Central Asian Art, gift of The Ahmanson Foundation
Accession Number
M.76.97.850
Classification
Jewelry and Adornments
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.