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Collections

Figure of a Crowing Rooster7th-9th century

Not on view
Small bronze or copper alloy sculpture of a stylized bird with a large hooked beak, brick-red and brown patina with green oxidation, splayed claw-like base

Unknown, Figure of a Crowing Rooster, 7th-9th century, 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
Figure of a Crowing Rooster
Place Made
Unknown, Syria or Iran (?)
Date Made
7th-9th century
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
Height: 1 1/4 in. (3.18 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern and Central Asian Art, gift of The Ahmanson Foundation
Accession Number
M.76.97.914
Classification
Metal
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic
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.