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Headband or Beltabout 1000-650 B.C.

Not on view
Ancient hammered bronze belt or girdle, band-shaped and ring-formed, with heavy green and brown patina and incised bird and chevron motifs across the exterior surface

Unknown, Headband or Belt, about 1000-650 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
Headband or Belt
Place Made
Western Iran
Date Made
about 1000-650 B.C.
Period
Iron Age II-III
Medium
Bronze, hammered
Dimensions
2 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. (5.5 x 18.3 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern and Central Asian Art, gift of The Ahmanson Foundation
Accession Number
M.76.97.918
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.