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Handle or Socketcirca 2600-2400 B.C.

Not on view
Bronze cylindrical object with green and reddish-brown patina, upper section decorated with a deeply carved interlocking braided pattern, lower section smooth with raised collar and foot rings

Unknown, Handle or Socket, circa 2600-2400 B.C., Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Nasli M. Heeramaneck, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Handle or Socket
Culture
Luristan bronzes
Place Made
Iran, Luristan
Date Made
circa 2600-2400 B.C.
Period
Middle Bronze Age
Medium
Bronze, cast
Dimensions
9 1/4 in. (23.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Nasli M. Heeramaneck
Accession Number
M.76.174.77
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.