The Ancient World

Head of a Lion, Old Kingdom, Egypt, 4th Dynasty(?), (2575 - 2465 BCE)
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Currently not on view

Head of a Lion, Old Kingdom, Egypt, 4th Dynasty(?), (2575 - 2465 BCE)

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Currently not on view

Figure of a Man, Egypt, 2687 - 1081 BCE
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Currently not on view

Figure of a Man, Egypt, 2687 - 1081 BCE

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Currently not on view

Bracelet, Eastern Mediterranean, Roman, circa 1st-2nd century A.D.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Currently not on view

Bracelet, Eastern Mediterranean, Roman, circa 1st-2nd century A.D.

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Currently not on view

Head of a Woman, Roman, Antonine Period, A.D. 138-161
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Located in the Ahmanson building room 303

Head of a Woman, Roman, Antonine Period, A.D. 138-161

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Located in the Ahmanson building room 303

Head of a Woman or Goddess, perhaps Demeter, Roman, circa 98-117
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Currently not on view

Head of a Woman or Goddess, perhaps Demeter, Roman, circa 98-117

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Currently not on view

Mirror (Jing) with Eight-pointed Star, China, Eastern Han dynasty, 25-220
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Currently not on view

Mirror (Jing) with Eight-pointed Star, China, Eastern Han dynasty, 25-220

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Currently not on view

Lidded Incense Burner (Boshanlu) with Cloud Scrolls, China, Eastern Han dynasty, 25-220
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Located in the Hammer Building room 211

Lidded Incense Burner (Boshanlu) with Cloud Scrolls, China, Eastern Han dynasty, 25-220

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Located in the Hammer Building room 211

Horse, China, early Western Han dynasty, 206-100 B.C
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Currently not on view

Horse, China, early Western Han dynasty, 206-100 B.C

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Currently not on view

Throne, Roman, late 1st century A.D.
“This object was not intended to have a practical function but rather  was created for a ceremonial or symbolic purpose. The motif of the empty  throne would come to symbolize a deity or a departed hero. The presence  of the snake suggests that this one was dedicated to Apollo, who killed  the dragon called Python, often depicted as a serpent. Cloth is draped  over the seat in the same way that Greek and Roman chairs are depicted  in vase- and wall-paintings.”
 (Mary Levkoff, 2008)
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Currently not on view

Throne, Roman, late 1st century A.D.

“This object was not intended to have a practical function but rather was created for a ceremonial or symbolic purpose. The motif of the empty throne would come to symbolize a deity or a departed hero. The presence of the snake suggests that this one was dedicated to Apollo, who killed the dragon called Python, often depicted as a serpent. Cloth is draped over the seat in the same way that Greek and Roman chairs are depicted in vase- and wall-paintings.”


(Mary Levkoff, 2008)

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Currently not on view

Funerary Sculpture of a Noble Lady, China, Western Han dynasty, 206 B.C.-A.D. 25
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Currently not on view

Funerary Sculpture of a Noble Lady, China, Western Han dynasty, 206 B.C.-A.D. 25

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Currently not on view