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Title

Cast in Trocadero Museum

Artist

Albert Kahn

Artist Life Dates

(1869 - 1942)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

June 10, 1891

Accession Number

1972/2.468

Medium and Support

graphite on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:11:29

Secondary Keywords

faces

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Title

From Casts in the Trocaderok, Paris

Artist

Albert Kahn

Artist Life Dates

(1869 - 1942)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

May 15, 1891

Accession Number

1972/2.464

Medium and Support

graphite on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:11:28

Secondary Keywords

europe

figures

france

locality

objects we use

people and occupations

sculpture

sculpture by technique

the natural world

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Model of goat

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

19th century?

Object Creation Date

19th century (?)

Accession Number

1972/2.101

Medium and Support

bronze

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:10:03

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

mammals

objects we use

sculpture

sculpture by subject type

statues

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Inro (four-case medicine box), ojime, and netsuke of Hanshan?

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1972/2.103

Medium and Support

lacquer on wood with ivory ojime and netsuke

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:10:03

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

descriptors

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

plant material

sculpture

sculpture by function

sculpture by material

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Mask (Kasangu)

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Sala Mpasu Peoples Democratic Republic of the Congo

Physical Description

Face mask made of wood, covered in white kaolin; face has round, bulging forehead, deep set narrow eyes, small round ears, fiber beard, open rectangular mouth and pointed teeth; basketry weave that held mask on the dancer’s head is visible at back and sides; raffia attachment on top of head frayed and missing.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1920-1960

Accession Number

1971/2.44

Medium and Support

wood, raffia, kaolin and fiber

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:09:51

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

costume

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descriptors

events

masks (costume)

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people and culture

sculpture

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social science concepts

social status

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Title

Heddle Pulley with Hornbill Motif

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Senufo Peoples, Côte d'Ivoire

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1971

Accession Number

1971/2.40

Medium and Support

carved wood and patination

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:09:50

Secondary Keywords

animals

animals and creatures

descriptors

design elements

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the natural world

tools and equipment

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Title

Heddle Pulley for a Loom

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Baule Peoples Côte D'Ivoire

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1971

Accession Number

1971/2.33

Medium and Support

carved wood and patination

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:09:49

Secondary Keywords

biological components

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descriptors

equipment

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the human body

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upper body

visual works

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woodworking and woodworking processes and techniques

Title

Staff

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Dogon

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1971

Accession Number

1971/2.28

Medium and Support

carved wood and patination

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:09:48

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

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walking sticks

Title

Hyena Puppet Head (Nama, Sogu kun)

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Bamana Peoples, Mali

Physical Description

Stylized wood carving of hyena head; two pieces of wood joined to form articulating jaw. edged with prominent teeth. short upright ears, long triangular nose or snout; eyes, teeth, nose and crown of head overlaid with sheet metal. Wood is unpainted.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

1971/2.23

Medium and Support

wood, sheet metal

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:09:47

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

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descriptors

inorganic material

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single built works by specific type

the human body

upper body

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Female Ancestor Figure

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Dogon

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1971

Accession Number

1971/2.24

Medium and Support

carved wood, patination, blood, millet, egg shell

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:09:47

Secondary Keywords

figures

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by family relationship

people by gender

sculpture

sculpture by subject type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Ram Rod Puppet Head (Bakòrò, Sogokun)

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Bamana Peoples, Mali

Physical Description

A naturalistic rendering of a ram, with striations incised into the top of the head and down the first third of the horns which sweep forward in a natural curve toward the nose. Eyes inlaid with green glass, and muzzle is overlaid with strip of metal. Jaw articulates, tied with cord. Cloth ears are attached and dangle on either side of head. Wood is unpainted.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

1971/2.22

Medium and Support

wood, sheet metal, glass and cloth

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:09:46

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

biological components

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

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descriptors

inorganic material

mammals

materials

materials by composition

metal and metal products

objects we use

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performing arts structures

puppets

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recreational artifacts for noncompetitive activities

sculpture

sculpture by material

sheep

single built works

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single built works by specific type

the human body

upper body

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Fetish Idol

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Ekoi

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1971

Accession Number

1971/1.187

Medium and Support

carved wood, antelope skin and vegetable pigment

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:09:20

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

religion

religions

religious visual works

sculpture

sculpture by function

sculpture by subject type

statues

visual works

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visual works by medium or technique

Title

Bust of a Satyr

Artist

Massimiliano Soldani Benzi

Physical Description

This small bust-length figure represents a mustached satyr turning his head toward his left. He wears an animal skin tied at his right shoulder over his bare chest. The liquid character of the cast bronze admirably captures the rippling muscles of the satyr's chest and the flowing curls of his hair and the animal pelt.

Artist Life Dates

1656-1740

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1695

Accession Number

1970/1.193

Medium and Support

bronze on wood base

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:08:35

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

genres in the arts

legendary creatures

literary, oral and motion picture genres

mammals

objects we use

people and culture

portraits

sculpture

sculpture by material

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

The Triumph of the Four Elements

Artist

Artist Unknown, Germany

Physical Description

Two horses pull a wagon carrying four female passengers in this small bronze plaque. The driver, a seated nude male with a cap takes the reins in his left hand and raises a whip in his right. Behind him sit two pairs of taller female figures, each wearing a long flowing mantle.

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1600

Accession Number

1969/2.37

Medium and Support

bronze

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:08:15

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

cargo vehicles

cargo vehicles by form

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freewheeled vehicles by form or function

genres in the arts

land vehicles

land vehicles by form

literary, oral and motion picture genres

mammals

objects we use

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sculpture

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Title

Architectural ceiling boss with two dragons, probably from the Church of St. Andrews at Cullompton

Artist

Artist Unknown, England

Physical Description

Two rampant dragons with open wings, wide flared tails and red-painted eyes stand facing one another with a large plant form held between them.

Century

15th Century

Object Creation Date

circa 1430

Accession Number

1968/2.46

Medium and Support

wood with red polychrome

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:07:34

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

architectural elements

components

components and systems

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components by specific context

devon (county)

enclosing structural elements

england (country)

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

legendary creatures

objects we use

sculpture

sculpture by material

sculpture by technique

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

united kingdom (nation)

vaults and vault components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Architectural ceiling boss with four faces, probably from the Church of St. Andrew at Cullompton

Artist

Artist Unknown, England

Physical Description

This ceiling boss features four faces with traces of paint that are arranged in a radial pattern with the crowns of their heads converging on a single, central point. Two of the faces are female, identifiable by the wimples worn on their heads, while the other two, wearing small pointed caps and sporting beards, are male. The symmetrical regularity of the piece is counterbalanced by subtle asymmetries introduced by differences in detail and the sequence of facial types.

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1430

Accession Number

1968/2.47

Medium and Support

wood with polychrome

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:07:34

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

biological components

components

components and systems

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components by specific context

devon (county)

enclosing structural elements

england (country)

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

heads

objects we use

sculpture

sculpture by material

sculpture by technique

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

the human body

united kingdom (nation)

upper body

vaults and vault components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Stringed Reclining Figure

Artist

Henry Moore

Physical Description

Abstracted human figure reclining on its side. Eight strings resembling the strings of a harp extend from the chest area to the hip.

Artist Life Dates

1898 - 1986

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1939

Accession Number

1968/1.98

Medium and Support

bronze and string on wood base

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:07:23

Secondary Keywords

european

european styles and periods

figures

genres

modern and contemporary art

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modern european styles and movements

musical instruments

objects we use

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sound devices

sound devices by function

styles and periods

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Title

Sphere with Colour (Grey and White)

Artist

Barbara Hepworth

Physical Description

Oval-shaped piece of veined, green Swedish marble standing on one of its narrow ends. Three holes of different sizes penetrate into the object's center. The holes are painted respectively in a semi-gloss black and matte white.

Artist Life Dates

1903 - 1975

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1965

Accession Number

1967/1.43

Medium and Support

Swedish green marble and paint on wood base

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:07:00

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

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attributes and properties

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european

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genres

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rock

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styles and periods

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visual and tactile

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

The Mourning St. John the Evangelist with two male figures (fragment of a crucifixion from a portable altarpiece)

Artist

Embriachi Workshop, Venice, Italy

Physical Description

This carved bone sculpture depicts John the Evangelist in profile with his hands held before him, bowing his head in mourning. A male figure wearing a knee-length robe stands on the right and holds a club in his left hand. A second male figure appears behind the saint in a similar pose of grief.

Century

14th-15th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1400

Accession Number

1966/1.108

Medium and Support

bone

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:06:47

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

descriptors

europe (continent)

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italy (nation)

materials

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objects we use

people

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veneto (region)

venezia (province)

visual works

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Title

A Votive plaque depicting the Buddha seated in dhyana mudra, and flanked by two stupas

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

A small, thin, molded clay plaque with a bas-relief scene.

Century

7th-9th century

Object Creation Date

618-907

Accession Number

1964/2.23

Medium and Support

terracotta, molded

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:06:10

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

attributes and properties

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buildings and the land

descriptors

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plant-derived motifs

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single built works

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Title

Ceramic Sculpture

Artist

Yagi Kazuo

Physical Description

It is a long, rectangular unglazed ceramic piece, intended to be shown in horizontal position. Two thick slabs are connected with bridges inside. The front part has almost flat surface; there is a deep cut on the left side, in which mass of worm-like inner surface can be seen. The same surface is revealed in the middle, as well as on the right edge. The top of the slab has a several shallow holes and one deep cut, inside of which has worm-like surface, as explained above. There is also a dent on the top and on the right, from which worm-like mass seems to be coming out. Reddish shadows cast on left side, in the middle, and the right. There is a patch of clay on left side near the left cut. The bottom is flat.

Artist Life Dates

1918 - 1979

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1958

Accession Number

1963/2.73

Medium and Support

stoneware

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:05:42

Secondary Keywords

abstract expressionist

descriptors

international post-1945 styles and movements

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people and culture

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

sculpture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

The Mirror

Artist

Lucio Fontana

Physical Description

Oil-type paint and mixed media on carved 3/8” hardwood veneer wood panel. Grain runs vertical on painted surface. Carved areas expose inner core running horizontal.

Artist Life Dates

1899-1968

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1962

Accession Number

1963/1.88

Medium and Support

oil on carved wood panel

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:05:25

Secondary Keywords

european

european regions

figures

genres

international post-1945 styles and movements

making art

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objects we use

people and culture

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sculpture

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visual works

visual works by medium or technique

wood

Title

Bi (Pi; disc)

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

Large, flat disk made of gray and green jade with touches of black and brown with a hole in the center. Incised circle around outer edge of disk and around edge of interior hole.

Century

8th BCE - 3rd BCE

Object Creation Date

771 BCE - 256 BCE

Accession Number

1961/2.85A&B

Medium and Support

cloudy light green nephrite with black and brown mottling

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:05:08

Secondary Keywords

ceremonial objects

descriptors

events

object genres

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object genres by form

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objects we use

people and culture

sculpture

sculpture by material

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Buddha, seated in the padmasana pose, in dhyana mudra, attended by Indra

Artist

Artist Unknown, Gandhara (Ancient Pakistan and Afghanistan)

Physical Description

A fragment of a stucco relief sculpture.

Century

2nd-4th century

Object Creation Date

100-399

Accession Number

1961/2.83

Medium and Support

stucco relief with traces of polychromy

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:05:07

Secondary Keywords

asian

associated concepts

buildings and the land

descriptors

figures (representations)

indian

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kushan

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people

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south asian

styles and periods

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Title

Zoomorphic pendant

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

jade pendent with zoomorphic design, with abstract representation of animal form, possibly a bird. Notchs on the edge and worn relief carvings on the surface indicate that the pendant was probably recarved from a broken jade object from an earlier era.

Century

16th-11th century BCE

Object Creation Date

circa 1300 BCE - circa 1100 BCE

Accession Number

1960/2.95

Medium and Support

creamy green nephrite with black streaks

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:04:46

Secondary Keywords

animals

locality

objects of adornment

objects we use

sculpture

sculpture by material

the natural world

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

The Triumph of Plenty

Artist

Artist Unknown, Germany or Belgium

Physical Description

This bronze plaque features a pair of oxen pulling a four-wheeled wagon with six passengers. The seated driver holds a rod in his right hand and a two-tined fork in his left. An older figure holding a flaming vessel stands behind him, followed by a seated figure wearing classical drapery and a laurel wreath. The next figure, seated in the middle of the cart, is an older female, nude to the waist, who holds a cornucopia full of fruit and raises her left hand to point skyward. Two smaller standing figures appear next, one holding a bowl of fruit. The final figure is a reclining female nude holding a flower in the crook of her right arm.

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1600

Accession Number

1960/2.5

Medium and Support

bronze

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:04:35

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

cargo vehicles

cargo vehicles by form

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descriptors

freewheeled vehicles

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genres in the arts

land vehicles

land vehicles by form

literary, oral and motion picture genres

mammals

materials

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visual works

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Title

Apostle

Artist

Artist Unknown, Belgium

Physical Description

This marble statue depicts a standing male figure, who holds a closed book in his left hand and makes what appears to be a gesture indicating speech with his right. The curls of his flowing beard and long hair are echoed in the gentle curving folds and undulating edges of his long robe and mantle. He turns his head downward and to his left

Century

14th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1350-1360

Accession Number

1957/2.3

Medium and Support

marble with gilding

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:01:06

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

card, table and board game elements

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recreational artifacts for competitive activities

religions

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sculpture

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visual works

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Title

Bowl

Artist

Artist Unknown, Iran

Physical Description

A deep bowl with wide mouth. A part of the rim is broken. The bowl has incised patterns.

Century

late 12th - early 13th century

Object Creation Date

late 12th century - early 13th century

Accession Number

1957/1.59

Medium and Support

fritware (ground quartz and white clay) with punched and glaze design

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:00:47

Secondary Keywords

asian

descriptors

geographic and political locations

making art

middle east (general region)

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types

Title

Conversation under the Statue, Luxembourg Gardens

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

In the lower left corner, two women are seen seated out of doors conversing in a park-like setting. In the middle distance is a large sculpture on a raised pedestal. Grouped around the sculpture are other small gatherings of people in conversation. Behind the figures and sculpture is the loose indication of trees.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1893

Accession Number

1954/1.438

Medium and Support

transfer lithograph with stumping on laid paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 15:58:11

Secondary Keywords

armed forces

buildings and the land

europe

europe (continent)

france

france (nation)

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

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objects

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open spaces

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physical activities

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religious figures

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sculpture

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seating furniture

single seating furniture

ville de paris, dèpartement de (department)

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

œle-de-france (region)

Title

The Steps, Luxembourg Gardens

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A broad set of steps leading up to a tree-lined terrace are the main features of this work. Figures on the terrace and a sculpture of putti supporting an urn or pot are visible at the top of the stairs; in the left foreground, a woman and little girl are climbing the stairs.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1893

Accession Number

1954/1.437

Medium and Support

transfer lithograph with stumping on wove paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 15:58:10

Secondary Keywords

agricultural complexes

animals

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europe

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figures

france

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people

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physical activities

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sculpture

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stair components

stairs and stair components

terraces

the natural world

ville de paris, dèpartement de (department)

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

œle-de-france (region)

Title

Figure

Artist

Henry Moore

Physical Description

A small carved wood sculpture depicting a seated figure with legs crossed.

Artist Life Dates

(Castleford, England, 7/30/1898 - 8/31/1986, Hertforshire, England)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1932

Accession Number

1953/1.27

Medium and Support

lignum vitae with wood base

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 15:56:48

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

european

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modern and contemporary art

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plant material

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Title

Caparisoned horse

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

Ceramic figure of a horse standing on a thin ceramic base, which a high-arched neck and a vertical head; large saddle with tassels; traces of orange-ochre, pink red and white pigments

Century

6th century

Object Creation Date

534-550

Accession Number

1950/2.12

Medium and Support

earthenware with slip and painted decoration

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 15:56:20

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Sogdian groom, from a set of funerary sculptures

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

Standing male figure with bushy beard wearing a robe and black boots, decorated with red and black pigment.

Century

7th century

Object Creation Date

7th century

Accession Number

1950/2.13

Medium and Support

earthenware with slip and painted decoration

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 15:56:20

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Flora

Artist

Richard James Wyatt

Physical Description

White marble sculpture of female figure, partially nude with a cloth draped loosely around her waist and over her left forearm. She holds a cluster of flowers in her left hand, and a single bloom in her right; a basket of flowers located on base to left and slightly behind figure.

Artist Life Dates

1795 - 1850

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1850

Accession Number

1931.17

Medium and Support

marble

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 15:51:07

Secondary Keywords

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woody plants

Title

A Visit to the Gallery

Artist

Pier Celestino Gilardi

Physical Description

Two women on a settee dressed in elegant 19th century attire, one holding a fan and the other a parasol, while another richly clad woman leans in close beside them, in a lavishly decorated interior setting with ornately carved gilded walls, a large mirror above the settee, inlaid marble floor, and large vases to either side of the settee. In the center of the room is a sculpture of the Medici Venus on a pedestal with her back to the viewer, her reflection evident in the mirror. Between the base of the sculpture and the viewer is an elaborately carved gilt stool covered with rich red fabric. Beside the sculpture, another woman holding a book walks towards the cluster of women.

Artist Life Dates

1837 - 1905

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1877

Accession Number

1895.94

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 15:50:47

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Nydia, the Blind Flower Girl of Pompeii

Artist

Randolph Rogers

Physical Description

A white marble statue of a young female figure, leaning forward holding a staff with eyes closed, her left hand held up to her right ear. A flowing, wind-swept garment drapes the figure. On the base to the left of the figure is a broken capital of a Corinthian column lying on its side.

Artist Life Dates

1825-1892

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1861

Accession Number

1862.1

Medium and Support

Carrara marble

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 15:50:38

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Equestrian Statuette of Marcus Aurelius

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Accession Number

1895.10

Medium and Support

bronze on marble base

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 15:50:38

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Tea Time

Artist

Dewey Blocksma

Physical Description

A parade car, with two wheels on the front, holds a teapot shape structure which has a barbie head on top of the teapot, and an American flag sticking on the barbie doll's head.

Artist Life Dates

American, born 1943

Object Creation Date

2010

Accession Number

2011/2.62

Medium and Support

mixed media

Date Added/Updated

2013-07-10 18:44:28

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Cronopios

Artist

Florencia Pita

Physical Description

A purple omeba-shaped form that has mutli-colored circles and blue designs on top. It hangs on a wall on top of a vinyl rectangle that has similar designs.

Artist Life Dates

Argentina

Object Creation Date

2010

Accession Number

2012/1.282

Medium and Support

polymer foam, urethane

Date Added/Updated

2013-07-10 18:44:23

Secondary Keywords

european

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Title

Angry Neptune

Artist

Michele Oka Doner

Physical Description

Large bronze sculpture resembling a headless human figure. The surface texture is very rough with deep voids and coarse patches of metal. The brown patina has a whitish tinge.

Artist Life Dates

Born 1945

Object Creation Date

2008

Accession Number

2009/1.466

Medium and Support

cast bronze

Date Added/Updated

2013-06-24 17:21:05

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Eve with Apple

Artist

Andre Dimanche

Physical Description

A wood carving of a woman holding an apple over her head.

Artist Life Dates

active 1970s

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2011/2.182

Medium and Support

wood carving

Date Added/Updated

2013-06-03 14:50:09

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

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Title

Baby Krishna Taken by Father Across Jumna River

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan

Physical Description

A elief of the baby Krishan being taken across the Jumna River on top of the head of his father. The father and baby are in the lower right corner of the frieze, with the image of a tail following them going diagonally behind.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2012/2.163

Medium and Support

terracotta

Date Added/Updated

2013-05-08 13:08:20

Secondary Keywords

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parents

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Title

Ganesh (Elephant God)

Artist

Artist Unknown, India

Physical Description

A relief of the elephant god, Ganesh. He has the head of an elephant with the body of a man. He is seated inside of an arch.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2012/2.162

Medium and Support

terracotta

Date Added/Updated

2013-05-08 13:08:18

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Portion of Ramayana Narrative Frieze

Artist

Artist Unknown, India

Physical Description

A section of a frieze displaying two people side by side. They both have their left hands across their chests and are wearing skirts.

Century

5th century

Object Creation Date

400-499

Accession Number

2012/2.160

Medium and Support

terracotta

Date Added/Updated

2013-05-08 13:08:17

Secondary Keywords

objects we use

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Title

Makara - Architectural Fragment

Artist

Artist Unknown, India

Physical Description

The head of a makara sea creature with large swirled waves behind it.

Century

5th century

Object Creation Date

400-499

Accession Number

2012/2.161

Medium and Support

terracotta

Date Added/Updated

2013-05-08 13:08:13

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

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sculpture

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visual works

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Title

Head of Bodhisattva (mounted)

Artist

Artist Unknown, India

Physical Description

The head of Bodhisattva looking straight ahead. She has an elaborate crown on the top of her head that has many swirls and dots.

Century

5th century

Object Creation Date

400-499

Accession Number

2012/2.168

Medium and Support

Mathura sandstone

Date Added/Updated

2013-05-08 13:08:01

Secondary Keywords

biological components

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visual works

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Title

Pig

Artist

Artist Unknown, India

Physical Description

A small figurine of a pig with its mouth open. It is standing with four legs apart and the ears are down.

Object Creation Date

3rd Century BC

Accession Number

2012/2.167

Medium and Support

terracotta

Date Added/Updated

2013-05-08 13:07:47

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Pop Dots

Artist

Barbara Levine

Physical Description

Abstract shape rendered in Styrofoam that has been covered with modeling compound. Base with four columns, three of which have “pop dots” attached to them. Partially painted a bright minty green, which gets darker in the “back” of the sculpture (the side that doesn’t have dots).

Artist Life Dates

(1953 - )

Object Creation Date

1988

Accession Number

2008/2.243

Medium and Support

oil on modeling compound-covered Styrofoam

Date Added/Updated

2013-05-08 13:07:01

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Basket dish

Artist

O. Rantt

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1997

Accession Number

2002/2.178

Medium and Support

wood

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:27:12

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Nun Mending

Artist

Ilse Bing

Physical Description

A nun stitching a hole in linens, with figures of saints looking down from the tabletop.

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1899/1900-1998

Object Creation Date

1935

Accession Number

2012/2.46

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-01-23 21:26:59

Secondary Keywords

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