Ritual Conch with Stand / Artist Unknown, Cambodia (Khmer)
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- Accession Number
- 2003/1.387A&B
- Title
- Ritual Conch with Stand
- Artist Nationality
- Cambodian
- Medium and Support
- bronze with malachite patina
- Object Creation Date
- 12th century - 13th century
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- Cambodia (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Cambodia (nation)
- Dimensions
- 25.6 cm x 13 cm x 29 cm (10 1/16 in. x 5 1/8 in. x 11 7/16 in.)
- Century
- 12th-13th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Metalwork
- Physical Description
- A ritual object for use in royal and religious cermonies, this bronze is cast by the lost wax process in the shape of a conch, with an intricately decorated surface. The tripod stand, which may not be of the same date, is has three coiling serpentine legs that end in stylized naga (serpent) heads with cobra-like fans.
- Subject Matter
- A bronze ritual conch and stand.
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- aerophones
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- lip-vibrated aerophones with cylindrical bore
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- supporting and resisting elements
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 2004 x 1792
- File Size
- 478 KB
- Record
- 2003/1.387A&B
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"Ritual Conch with Stand; Artist Unknown, Cambodia (Khmer)." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2003-sl-1.387a-amp-amp-sem-b/2003_1.387ab.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.
