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Some bronzes from LACMA
Topic Started: Nov 30 2011, 09:06 PM (429 Views)
SWorkman
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While visiting Los Angeles with the family over the holiday, I took time to go to the LA County Museum of Art. They have a big collection of Luristan bronzes, of which a few are on display. I would as soon they dispensed with the acres of crappy modern art and trotted out the bronzes but there you are. Anyway, here are some favorites, like these axes:
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SWorkman
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I liked this sword, it appears to have been cast in two pieces. The complex grip is very slick, like a turned wood object. Maybe they turned cold wax to cast things like this.
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SWorkman
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I also liked this chunky dagger. The grip is quite big, about like a heavy duty mop handle, and the blade is very robust with a tall profile. There was something in the grip and maybe some kind of inlay in the pommel. The grip assembly and the blade look to have been cast separately and then rivetted together. You can see the hollow grip and the rivet.
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SWorkman
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A few very nifty ornaments for horses were there, although I have an old catalog and there are supposedly a bushel of the things. In storage probably to make room for whole galleries of preposterous junk. At least they showed how they were used....
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SWorkman
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One of my favorites was this dagger, with a preserved bone grip. It's cool because not only did the hilt plate survive, but you can see how the "wings" were beaten down over the plates and then rivetted-the front rivet overlaps the plates. It's pretty cool. You can see that both sides survived, actually.
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Matthew Amt
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That last one IS neat! You can see that the bone doesn't fit perfectly, and there are even tool marks visible! My kinda workmanship, ha! Must have been gorgeous when buffed up, though. Thanks for sharing those!

Matthew
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SWorkman
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No problem. It is cool, it looks not so much polished as scraped with a flat edge, like a bit of flint.
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