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Serpentno date

Not on view
Small bronze pendant cast as a coiled snake with overlapping loops, verdigris and brown patina, suspension loop at top, snake's head extending to the right

Unknown, Serpent, no date, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Nasli M. Heeramaneck, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Serpent
Place Made
Eastern Mediterranean (?)
Date Made
no date
Medium
Bronze, cast
Dimensions
1 x 1 1/2 in. (2.6 x 3.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Nasli M. Heeramaneck
Accession Number
M.76.174.27
Classification
Sculpture
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.

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