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Compartmented Seal with Birds2000-1500 B.C.

Not on view
Circular bronze openwork disk with cross-shaped central ridges dividing the surface into four quadrants, each with crescent-shaped voids, covered in heavy verdigris patina

Unknown, Compartmented Seal with Birds, 2000-1500 B.C., Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Shinji Shumeikai Acquisition Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Compartmented Seal with Birds
Place Made
Northern Afghanistan
Date Made
2000-1500 B.C.
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 2 3/8 in. (6.03 cm) Height: 1/4 in. (0.64 cm)
Credit Line
Shinji Shumeikai Acquisition Fund
Accession Number
AC1995.5.3
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Ancient