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Collections

Handle MountLa Tene period, circa 500-100 B.C.

Not on view
Cast bronze object with green and reddish-brown patina, featuring two stylized animal figures flanking a large open ring, with spiral decoration and pointed horn-like projections

Unknown, Handle Mount, La Tene period, circa 500-100 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
Handle Mount
Place Made
Central or Eastern Europe
Date Made
La Tene period, circa 500-100 B.C.
Medium
Bronze, cast
Dimensions
2 x 4 3/8 in. (4.9 x 11 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern and Central Asian Art, gift of The Ahmanson Foundation
Accession Number
M.76.97.998
Classification
Tools and Equipment
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.