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Reliquary2000-1500 B.C.

Not on view
Circular pierced stone disc with a solid outer rim and an openwork interior of four serrated, gear-like forms around a central diamond opening, plus one oval cutout near the base
Circular stone disk with openwork carving, featuring jagged, interlocking cutout forms and a small rectangular slot near the bottom; pale beige stone with a rough, weathered surface.

Unknown, Reliquary, 2000-1500 B.C., Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Andrew Hale and Kate Fitz Gibbon, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Reliquary
Place Made
Northern Afghanistan
Date Made
2000-1500 B.C.
Medium
Lead
Dimensions
Length: 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Andrew Hale and Kate Fitz Gibbon
Accession Number
M.86.312.1
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Ancient

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