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Handled Vesselcirca 150 B.C.-A.D. 225

Not on view
Silver vessel with globular fluted body, incised rim band, and a small sculpted human head at the top of the single handle

Unknown, Handled Vessel, circa 150 B.C.-A.D. 225, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Nasli M. Heeramaneck, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Handled Vessel
Place Made
Iran
Date Made
circa 150 B.C.-A.D. 225
Period
Parthian
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Height: 3 3/4 in. (9.4 cm); Diameter: 4 3/4 in. (12 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Nasli M. Heeramaneck
Accession Number
M.76.174.17
Classification
Furnishings
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.