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- Title
- Footed Bowl with openwork floral scroll design
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Iran
- Physical Description
- A deep footed bowl with a short base. It has a cobalt-tinged rim. There are decorations on the inside and outside of the bowl in floral pattern.
- Century
- late 12th - early 13th century
- Object Creation Date
- late 12th century - early 13th century
- Accession Number
- 1957/1.61
- Medium and Support
- fritware with cobalt-tinged rim
- relevance
- rank 1.39859
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- design elements
- geographic and political locations
- middle east (general region)
- objects we use
- patterns (design elements)
- patterns by specific type
- people and culture
- religions
- religions and religious concepts
- vessels
- Title
- Hassidic Men Walking Amongst Sand Piles, Israel
- Artist
- Leonard Freed
- Physical Description
- A man in hassidic clothing standing in the middle of a sand pile. There is another man farther back in the distance.
- Object Creation Date
- 1968
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.330
- Medium and Support
- vintage gelatin silver print on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.39682
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- combination inorganic/organic material
- descriptors
- materials
- materials by composition
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- religions and religious concepts
- soil
- soil by composition or origin
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.385
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 1.39682
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- christianity
- descriptors
- goldweights
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- people and culture
- protestantism
- religions
- religions and religious concepts
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Title
- Man Eating Fruit (?)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India
- Physical Description
- A head of a man with an object in his mouth, possibly fruit? There is only the head present, no longer attached to a neck. The man has very dramatic slanted eyes and short hair. His mouth is open slightly to make room for the fruit that appears to have a box-like design on it.
- Century
- 5th century
- Object Creation Date
- 400-499
- Accession Number
- 2012/2.165
- Medium and Support
- terracotta
- relevance
- rank 1.39682
- Secondary Keywords
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- food
- materials
- materials by function
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- the human body
- upper body
- Title
- Black kimono with painted and gilt floral designs
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- This black silk crepe kimono is decorated with chrysanthemum motifs, and has an inner red lining.
- Century
- mid-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1940s-1950s
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.389
- Medium and Support
- silk crepe with painted designs
- relevance
- rank 1.39682
- Secondary Keywords
- animal material
- costume
- costume by form
- descriptors
- design elements
- fibroinous material
- main garments
- materials
- materials by origin
- objects we use
- patterns (design elements)
- patterns by specific type
- Title
- Paperweight or box cover: underside carved with lotus and double vajra motifs
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- late 19th century - early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1983/1.112
- Medium and Support
- stone
- relevance
- rank 1.39682
- Secondary Keywords
- asian
- associated concepts
- descriptors
- design elements
- motifs
- people and culture
- plant-derived motifs
- religions
- religions and religious concepts
- south asian
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Title
- Bleeding Skull
- Artist
- Helmut Weitz
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1918
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1960/2.91
- Medium and Support
- watercolor, tempera and crayon on white paper
- relevance
- rank 1.39678
- Secondary Keywords
- animal material
- animal material by form or function
- blood
- descriptors
- materials
- materials by origin
- modern and contemporary art
- skeleton and skeleton components
- skeleton components
- Title
- Hiroshima Series
- Artist
- Jacob Lawrence
- Artist Life Dates
- 1917 - 2000
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1983
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.533.8
- Medium and Support
- screenprint, printed in eleven colors on Somerset soft-white paper
- relevance
- rank 1.39678
- Secondary Keywords
- animal material
- animal material by form or function
- descriptors
- genres
- materials
- materials by origin
- people and occupations
- skeleton and skeleton components
- skeleton components
- standing
- Title
- Star-shaped Tile with cheetah among foliage
- Artist
- Iran, Kashan
- Physical Description
- A tile in the shape of a an 8 pointed star with animal depiction.
- Century
- 13th century
- Object Creation Date
- mid 13th century - mid 14th century
- Accession Number
- 1957/1.73
- Medium and Support
- molded fritware, blue and turquoise underglaze, overglaze copper lustre painting
- relevance
- rank 1.39621
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- associated concepts
- attributes and properties
- attributes and properties by specific type
- descriptors
- form attributes
- geographic and political locations
- mammals
- materials
- materials by origin
- middle east (general region)
- people and culture
- plant material
- religions
- religions and religious concepts
- shape
- Title
- Konditormeister Franz Bremer, Koln No. 54
- Artist
- August Sander
- Artist Life Dates
- 1876-1964
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1928
- Accession Number
- 1974/2.25
- Medium and Support
- gelatin silver print on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.39564
- Secondary Keywords
- building divisions
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- figures
- genres
- materials
- materials by function
- modern and contemporary art
- people and occupations
- rooms and spaces
- rooms and spaces by function
- work and instructional spaces
- Title
- Jamaica Bay
- Artist
- Frederic Edwin Church
- Physical Description
- Horizontal landscape of a misty harbor view with several small boats in distance near center
- Artist Life Dates
- 1826 - 1900
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1865
- Accession Number
- 1985/1.98
- Medium and Support
- oil on paper laid on canvas
- relevance
- rank 1.39552
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- descriptors
- geography
- inorganic material
- materials
- materials by composition
- objects we use
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- the natural world
- transportation vehicles
- vehicles
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
- watercraft
- watercraft by general type
- waterscapes
- Title
- Square tile with stylized tulip design
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Iran
- Century
- 15th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 15th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.260
- Medium and Support
- fritware with blue and amber glaze ?
- relevance
- rank 1.39550
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- descriptors
- materials
- materials by form
- materials by physical form
- people and culture
- religions
- religions and religious concepts
- Title
- Tile
- Artist
- Turkey
- Century
- 16th century
- Object Creation Date
- 16th century
- Accession Number
- 1972/2.136
- Medium and Support
- earthenware with glaze
- relevance
- rank 1.39550
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- descriptors
- materials
- materials by form
- materials by physical form
- people and culture
- religions
- religions and religious concepts
- Title
- Square tile with stylized tulip design
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Iran
- Century
- 15th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 15th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.259
- Medium and Support
- fritware with blue and amber glaze ?
- relevance
- rank 1.39550
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- descriptors
- materials
- materials by form
- materials by physical form
- people and culture
- religions
- religions and religious concepts
- Title
- Standing warrior figure
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Century
- 1st century
- Object Creation Date
- 1st century - 2nd century
- Accession Number
- 1992/2.2
- Medium and Support
- earthenware, red, with green lead glaze
- relevance
- rank 1.39521
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- visual works by subject type
- Title
- Three spears base on top of spear front, spear finial, iridescent color, hand painted
- Artist
- Artist Unknown
- Physical Description
- This is a clear glass inkwell with a metal collar and sphere finial lid. The body has a hollow glass sphere resting on a base of three solid glass spheres. Each of the spheres is decorated with painted leaves and flowers.
- Object Creation Date
- 1875-1975
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.233
- Medium and Support
- glass, metal
- relevance
- rank 1.39493
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- descriptors
- geometric concepts
- geometric figures
- glass and glassmaking mixtures
- inorganic material
- materials
- materials by composition
- materials by origin
- mathematical concepts
- people and culture
- plant material
- scientific concepts
- solids (geometric)
- Title
- Large covered hu (wine storage jar) with molded taotie masks and painted designs of stylized clouds and Mount Penglai
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Physical Description
- greyware jar with lid, pained with polychrome mystic cloud design, flared neck, globular body, tall foot
- Century
- 1st century BCE
- Object Creation Date
- 1st century BCE
- Accession Number
- 1993/1.77.1-2
- Medium and Support
- grey earthenware with polychrome pigments
- relevance
- rank 1.39493
- Secondary Keywords
- art genres
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- bottles
- bottles by function
- concepts in the arts
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by location, context or origin
- objects we use
- people and culture
- vessels
- Title
- Long-necked hu (wine storage jar) with molded low-relief taotie masks at the waist and bands of grooved decoration
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Physical Description
- lead glazed jar of deep green color, flared neck, and globular body
- Century
- 1st-2nd century
- Object Creation Date
- 1st century - 2nd century
- Accession Number
- 1993/1.83
- Medium and Support
- Red earthenware with green lead glaze
- relevance
- rank 1.39493
- Secondary Keywords
- art genres
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- bottles
- bottles by function
- concepts in the arts
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by location, context or origin
- objects we use
- people and culture
- vessels
- Title
- Duck and Lotus
- Artist
- Gao Qipei (Kao Ch'i-p'ei)
- Physical Description
- In this large scroll Gao depicts a duck swimming among aquatic plants in the shade of a cluster of lotus.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1660-1734
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1690-1734
- Accession Number
- 1961/1.162
- Medium and Support
- ink and color on paper
- relevance
- rank 1.39441
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- birds
- buildings and the land
- descriptors
- design elements
- inorganic material
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by composition
- motifs
- natural landscapes
- plant-derived motifs
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- Title
- Ceramic Jewelry Molds (One of eighteen)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Mali
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1983/2.228
- Medium and Support
- Pottery
- relevance
- rank 1.39263
- Secondary Keywords
- africa (continent)
- descriptors
- geographic and political locations
- medium
- object genres
- object genres by material
- object-making processes and techniques
- pottery (object genre)
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.367
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 1.39138
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- measuring devices
- measuring devices for forces
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.392
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 1.39138
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- measuring devices
- measuring devices for forces
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.415
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 1.39138
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- measuring devices
- measuring devices for forces
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Title
- Oval water tray, part of a bridal trousseau
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Century
- late 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- late 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1955/1.167
- Medium and Support
- wood with black and red lacquer, with gold designs
- relevance
- rank 1.39138
- Secondary Keywords
- coating (material)
- coating by composition or origin
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- design elements
- materials
- materials by function
- objects we use
- patterns (design elements)
- patterns by specific type
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.377
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 1.39138
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- measuring devices
- measuring devices for forces
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.374
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 1.39138
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- measuring devices
- measuring devices for forces
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.405
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 1.39138
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- measuring devices
- measuring devices for forces
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.425
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 1.39138
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- measuring devices
- measuring devices for forces
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.396
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 1.39138
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- measuring devices
- measuring devices for forces
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Title
- Bowl
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Korea
- Physical Description
- A ceramic, ridged bowl that rests on a thick, round base.
- Object Creation Date
- 400-599
- Accession Number
- 2009/2.78
- Medium and Support
- ceramic
- relevance
- rank 1.39138
- Secondary Keywords
- asian
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- east asian
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- vessels
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.376
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 1.39138
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- measuring devices
- measuring devices for forces
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.387
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 1.39138
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- measuring devices
- measuring devices for forces
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Title
- Bowl with Stand
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Korea
- Physical Description
- A ceramic rounded bowl with a tall, trapered cylindrical stand with a lip. The base is detailed with staggered rectangular cut-outs that run from the lip to where the base meets the bowl.
- Object Creation Date
- 400-599
- Accession Number
- 2009/2.71
- Medium and Support
- ceramic
- relevance
- rank 1.39138
- Secondary Keywords
- asian
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- east asian
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- vessels
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.407
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 1.39138
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- measuring devices
- measuring devices for forces
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.428
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 1.39138
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- measuring devices
- measuring devices for forces
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.398
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 1.39138
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- measuring devices
- measuring devices for forces
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.419
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 1.39138
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- measuring devices
- measuring devices for forces
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.370
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 1.39138
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- measuring devices
- measuring devices for forces
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.389
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 1.39138
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- measuring devices
- measuring devices for forces
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.409
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 1.39138
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- measuring devices
- measuring devices for forces
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Title
- Storage jar with blue glaze
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Physical Description
- Stoneware jar with cobalt blue glaze dripping down vessel; foot and bottom ? of jar left unglazed
- Century
- 1st half of 7th century
- Object Creation Date
- 600-649
- Accession Number
- 1962/1.100
- Medium and Support
- stoneware with light buff body and cobalt blue glaze
- relevance
- rank 1.39138
- Secondary Keywords
- asian
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- east asian
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- vessels
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.381
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 1.39138
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- measuring devices
- measuring devices for forces
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.421
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 1.39138
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- measuring devices
- measuring devices for forces
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.439
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 1.39138
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- measuring devices
- measuring devices for forces
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.368
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 1.39138
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- measuring devices
- measuring devices for forces
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.391
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 1.39138
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- measuring devices
- measuring devices for forces
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Title
- Bowl
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Korea
- Physical Description
- A tall ceramic bowl with an inward-sloping lip, making the opening smaller than the width of the bowl. Has an accompanying matching lid.
- Object Creation Date
- 400-599
- Accession Number
- 2009/2.75A
- Medium and Support
- ceramic
- relevance
- rank 1.39138
- Secondary Keywords
- asian
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- east asian
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- vessels
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.414
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 1.39138
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- measuring devices
- measuring devices for forces
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.378
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 1.39138
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- measuring devices
- measuring devices for forces
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.375
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 1.39138
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- measuring devices
- measuring devices for forces
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region