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Large hu (wine storage jar) with calcified green glaze; Artist Unknown, China
- Title
- Large hu (wine storage jar) with calcified green glaze
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Century
- 1st century
- Object Creation Date
- 1st century - 2nd century
- Accession Number
- 1993/1.54
- Medium and Support
- earthenware, red, with green lead glaze
- relevance
- rank 9.10021
- Secondary Keywords
- bottles
- bottles by function
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- vessels
Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- 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
- 1997/1.400
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 9.10021
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- measuring devices
- measuring devices for forces
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
Large hu (wine storage jar) with partly calcified green glaze; Artist Unknown, China
- Title
- Large hu (wine storage jar) with partly calcified green glaze
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Century
- 1st century
- Object Creation Date
- 1st century - 2nd century
- Accession Number
- 1993/1.78
- Medium and Support
- earthenware, red, with green lead glaze
- relevance
- rank 9.10021
- Secondary Keywords
- bottles
- bottles by function
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- vessels
Large hu (wine storage jar) with olive green glaze; Artist Unknown, China
- Title
- Large hu (wine storage jar) with olive green glaze
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Object Creation Date
- 1st century - 2nd century
- Accession Number
- 1993/1.53
- Medium and Support
- earthenware, red, with green lead glaze
- relevance
- rank 9.10021
- Secondary Keywords
- bottles
- bottles by function
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- vessels
Saber; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Benin
- Title
- Saber
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Benin
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1998/1.89
- Medium and Support
- iron blade with cast brass handle with copper overlays
- relevance
- rank 9.10021
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- metalwork
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- swords
- swords by form
- weapons
- weapons and ammunition
Rectangular covered box with hand-painted chrysanthemum painting; Seifû Yohei III
- Title
- Rectangular covered box with hand-painted chrysanthemum painting
- Artist
- Seifû Yohei III
- Artist Life Dates
- 1854-1914
- Century
- Late 19th-early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1880s-1914
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.513
- Medium and Support
- Porcelain with crackled clear glaze and overglaze white and iron slip painting
- relevance
- rank 9.08740
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- ceramics
- containers
- descriptors
- flowers (plants)
- herbaceous plants
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- plants
- pottery (object genre)
- settlements and landscapes
- stoneware
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
Indian Terracottas; Artist Unknown, India
- Title
- Indian Terracottas
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India
- Physical Description
- A terracotta shard that has a hole through one end.
- Object Creation Date
- n. d.
- Accession Number
- 2009/2.139
- Medium and Support
- terracotta
- relevance
- rank 9.06292
- Secondary Keywords
- asian
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- sculpture
- sculpture by material
- south asian
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
Roof Tile; Artist Unknown, Korea
- Title
- Roof Tile
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Korea
- Physical Description
- This lotus medallion design on this round tile-end consists of eight petals. The outer rim is decorated with eighteen round dents. The seedpod contains six peripheral seeds.
- Object Creation Date
- 7th century - 8th century
- Accession Number
- 2004/1.197
- Medium and Support
- earthenware
- relevance
- rank 9.05737
- Secondary Keywords
- architectural elements
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- enclosing structural elements
- flowers
- medium
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects
- plants
- pottery (object genre)
- roofs and roof components
- structural elements
- structural elements and structural element components
- the natural world
Roof Tile; Artist Unknown, Korea
- Title
- Roof Tile
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Korea
- Physical Description
- This lotus medallion designed on this round tile-end consists of thirteen petals. The outer rim is decorated with eighteen round dents. The inner ring of the seedpod contains a big central seed surrounded by seven peripheral seeds. The outer rim is embellished with a bead pattern.
- Object Creation Date
- 7th century - 8th century
- Accession Number
- 2004/1.199
- Medium and Support
- earthenware
- relevance
- rank 9.05737
- Secondary Keywords
- architectural elements
- ceramics
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- enclosing structural elements
- flowers
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects
- plants
- pottery (object genre)
- roofs and roof components
- structural elements
- structural elements and structural element components
- the natural world
Roof Tile; Artist Unknown, Korea
- Title
- Roof Tile
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Korea
- Physical Description
- This is an example of a lotus medallion with a double layer of petal. Two rows of eight petals each are arranged around a double-ring seedpod. The outer ring of the seedpod has no design. The inner ring of the seedpod contains a central seed surrounded by six peripheral seeds (1+6 seed pattern). The outer rim is embellished with a bead pattern.
- Object Creation Date
- 7th century - 8th century
- Accession Number
- 2004/1.198
- Medium and Support
- earthenware
- relevance
- rank 9.05737
- Secondary Keywords
- architectural elements
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- enclosing structural elements
- flowers
- medium
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects
- plants
- pottery (object genre)
- roofs and roof components
- structural elements
- structural elements and structural element components
- the natural world
Roof Tile; Artist Unknown, Korea
- Title
- Roof Tile
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Korea
- Physical Description
- The decoration of this tile-end consists of lotus medallion with eight petals in the center surrounded by eight heart-shaped bosanghwa(Buddhist floral pattern) just inside the rim. The rim is decorated with a chain of beads.
- Object Creation Date
- 9th century
- Accession Number
- 2004/1.202
- Medium and Support
- earthenware
- relevance
- rank 9.05737
- Secondary Keywords
- architectural elements
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- enclosing structural elements
- flowers
- medium
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects
- plants
- pottery (object genre)
- roofs and roof components
- structural elements
- structural elements and structural element components
- the natural world
"Hôki" (Treasure Tortoise): Seto ware tea caddy, Taikai type, with ivory lid; Artist Unknown, Japan
- Title
- "Hôki" (Treasure Tortoise): Seto ware tea caddy, Taikai type, with ivory lid
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- This squat tea caddy has brown and black glaze, two small ornamental handles, and an ivory lid.
- Century
- 17th century?
- Object Creation Date
- 17th century
- Accession Number
- 1955/1.151A&B
- Medium and Support
- stoneware with brown and black glaze, ivory lid
- relevance
- rank 9.05551
- Secondary Keywords
- asia
- bone
- bone by form
- combination inorganic/organic animal material
- combination inorganic/organic material
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for storing or transporting food
- culinary containers
- dentin
- descriptors
- locality
- materials
- materials by composition
- medium
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- tooth and tooth components
- tooth components
Ceramic Jewelry Molds (One of eighteen); Artist Unknown, African, Mali
- Title
- Ceramic Jewelry Molds (One of eighteen)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Mali
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1983/2.212
- Medium and Support
- Pottery
- relevance
- rank 9.05541
- Secondary Keywords
- components
- components and systems
- components by general context
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by material
Staff; Artist Unknown, African, Ndebele peoples South Africa
- Title
- Staff
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ndebele peoples South Africa
- Physical Description
- A wooden staff, covered with beads in solid colors (red, blue, green and orange) outlined in black against a background of white beads, with a sideways M pattern in the middle of the shaft on either side. A stylized head of open beadwork tops the staff, followed by a tight-fitting necklace-like band with a clasp in orange and green and a white band, above solid red and blue rings.
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.46
- Medium and Support
- wood with beads
- relevance
- rank 9.05541
- Secondary Keywords
- ceremonial weapons
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- weapons
- weapons and ammunition
Ceramic Jewelry Molds (One of eighteen); Artist Unknown, African, Mali
- Title
- Ceramic Jewelry Molds (One of eighteen)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Mali
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1983/2.218
- Medium and Support
- Pottery
- relevance
- rank 9.05541
- Secondary Keywords
- components
- components and systems
- components by general context
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by material
Silver plated inkwell with curved handle; Artist Unknown
- Title
- Silver plated inkwell with curved handle
- Artist
- Artist Unknown
- Physical Description
- This is a silver-plated sander with a s-shaped handle. It has a circular base that narrows at the top. The lid has a beaded decoration on the rim and small holes.
- Object Creation Date
- 1875-1975
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.235
- Medium and Support
- glass, metal
- relevance
- rank 9.05541
- Secondary Keywords
- components
- components and systems
- components by general context
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by material
Belt; Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Title
- Belt
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1920
- Accession Number
- 1985/1.168
- Medium and Support
- raffia cloth, thread, cowrie shells and glass beads
- relevance
- rank 9.05352
- Secondary Keywords
- african
- african styles by region
- beads and sets of beads
- beadwork
- central and equatorial african styles
- central democratic republic of congo styles
- combination inorganic/organic animal material
- combination inorganic/organic material
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- descriptors
- materials
- materials by composition
- object genres
- object genres by form
- object genres by material
- objects
- objects we use
- people and culture
- shell and shell material
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- western democratic republic of congo styles
Small Single-Handed Cup; Artist Unknown, Korea
- Title
- Small Single-Handed Cup
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Korea
- Physical Description
- It has a flat base, globular body and straight neck. There was a bubbling of the clay surface during firing. The attached handle is a little small and thick.
- Object Creation Date
- 1st half 6th century
- Accession Number
- 2004/1.190
- Medium and Support
- Stoneware
- relevance
- rank 9.04553
- Secondary Keywords
- ceramics
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- descriptors
- dishes
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- plates (dishes)
- pottery (object genre)
- vessels for serving and consuming food
Pot; Artist Unknown, Acoma Pueblo, Native American
- Title
- Pot
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Acoma Pueblo, Native American
- Physical Description
- A squat, gracefully rounded pot with a mouth that is slightly smaller than the widest circumference of the pot, and a tapered base. The interior is colored white. There is a band of black along the brim. The exterior is decorated with a pattern of alternating squares: brownish-orange squares divided vertically by a white stripe broken by three thin black lines; and white squares divided diagonally with wave-like black shapes.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1930
- Accession Number
- 1984/2.20
- Medium and Support
- earthenware
- relevance
- rank 9.03932
- Secondary Keywords
- ceramics
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- design elements
- modern and contemporary art
- native north american styles
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects
- objects we use
- people and culture
- pottery (object genre)
- pueblo
- religion
- religions
- rio grande pueblo styles
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- the americas
Two-handled bowl; Artist Unknown, Syria
- Title
- Two-handled bowl
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Syria
- Object Creation Date
- n.d.
- Accession Number
- 1972/2.137
- Medium and Support
- earthenware with turquoise glaze and black decoration
- relevance
- rank 9.00385
- Secondary Keywords
- components
- components and systems
- components by general context
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- vessels
Bowl; Fanny Nampeyo
- Title
- Bowl
- Artist
- Fanny Nampeyo
- Physical Description
- A shallow stoneware bowl banded with a design in the traditional Southwest style. The bowl is tan embellished with patterns in shades of black and reddish brown.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1900-1987
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1930
- Accession Number
- 1984/2.11
- Medium and Support
- stoneware
- relevance
- rank 9.00120
- Secondary Keywords
- ceramics
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- design elements
- modern and contemporary art
- native american
- native north american styles
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects
- objects we use
- people and culture
- pottery (object genre)
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- the americas
Ceramic Bowl; Legoria Tafoya
- Title
- Ceramic Bowl
- Artist
- Legoria Tafoya
- Physical Description
- A deep bowl with a wide mouth made of black earthenware. The upper half of the bowl is decorated with a horizontal and diagonal design in a lighter shade of black and rougher texture than the smooth black surface.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1911 - 1984
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Accession Number
- 1984/2.17
- Medium and Support
- blackware
- relevance
- rank 9.00120
- Secondary Keywords
- ceramics
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- design elements
- modern and contemporary art
- native american
- native north american styles
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects
- objects we use
- people and culture
- pottery (object genre)
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- the americas
Blue-and-white shallow plate with the character shou (longevity), surrounded by 4 crabs; Artist Unknown, China
- Title
- Blue-and-white shallow plate with the character shou (longevity), surrounded by 4 crabs
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Century
- 18th-19th century
- Accession Number
- 2006/2.53
- Medium and Support
- porcelain with blue underglaze painting
- relevance
- rank 9.00112
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- biological concepts
- ceramics
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- descriptors
- dishes
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- pottery (object genre)
- scientific concepts
- stoneware
- vessels for serving and consuming food
Large cup with handle; Artist Unknown, Korea
- Title
- Large cup with handle
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Korea
- Physical Description
- This cup is divided three parts into mouth, midsection and lower part of the body. The mouth is slightly everted. A handle is attached starting below the second band and ending close to the bottom. There is a line between each part. The color is green and the surface is not trimmed well.
- Century
- 5th–6th century
- Object Creation Date
- 5th century - 6th century
- Accession Number
- 1982/2.55
- Medium and Support
- stoneware
- relevance
- rank 9.00100
- Secondary Keywords
- ceramics
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- descriptors
- drinking vessels
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- pottery (object genre)
- vessels for serving and consuming food
Small Single-Handed Cup; Artist Unknown, Korea
- Title
- Small Single-Handed Cup
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Korea
- Physical Description
- It has a flat base, globular body and straight neck. There is no design on the surface of the body. The attached handle is a little small and thick.
- Object Creation Date
- 1st half 6th century
- Accession Number
- 2004/1.191
- Medium and Support
- stoneware
- relevance
- rank 9.00100
- Secondary Keywords
- ceramics
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- descriptors
- drinking vessels
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- pottery (object genre)
- vessels for serving and consuming food
Cup with tiny handle; Artist Unknown, Korea
- Title
- Cup with tiny handle
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Korea
- Physical Description
- It has narrow flat base, globular body and straight neck. The color is dark grayish-blue.
- Century
- 5th–6th century
- Object Creation Date
- 5th century - 6th century
- Accession Number
- 1982/2.54
- Medium and Support
- stoneware with gray glaze
- relevance
- rank 9.00100
- Secondary Keywords
- ceramics
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- descriptors
- drinking vessels
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- pottery (object genre)
- vessels for serving and consuming food
Large cup with globular body, cylindrical neck and twisted-vine handle; Artist Unknown, Korea
- Title
- Large cup with globular body, cylindrical neck and twisted-vine handle
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Korea
- Physical Description
- It has a flat base, globular body and straight neck. Two narrow ridges encircle the body and a ridge encircles between the body and neck. The attached handle is a little small and get twisted.
- Century
- 5th century
- Object Creation Date
- 5th century
- Accession Number
- 2004/1.192
- Medium and Support
- stoneware
- relevance
- rank 9.00100
- Secondary Keywords
- ceramics
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- descriptors
- drinking vessels
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- pottery (object genre)
- vessels for serving and consuming food
Covered bowl on cut-out pedestal foot; Artist Unknown, Korea
- Title
- Covered bowl on cut-out pedestal foot
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Korea
- Physical Description
- The cover has a button-shaped knob at the top and is mostly plain. The mounted bowl has a outward-turned rim. This type of mounted bowl may be deated to sometime in the early 5th century.
- Century
- 5th-6th century
- Object Creation Date
- 5th century - 6th century
- Accession Number
- 1969/1.98A&B
- Medium and Support
- Stoneware
- relevance
- rank 8.99520
- Secondary Keywords
- architectural elements
- ceramics
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- masts
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- pottery (object genre)
- structural elements
- structural elements and structural element components
- supporting and resisting elements
- vessels
White teapot with stamped dragonfly design (pair w/ 1954/1.503); Seifû Yohei III
- Title
- White teapot with stamped dragonfly design (pair w/ 1954/1.503)
- Artist
- Seifû Yohei III
- Artist Life Dates
- 1854-1914
- Century
- Late 19th-early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1893-1914
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.512
- Medium and Support
- porcelain with clear glaze
- relevance
- rank 8.98265
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- arthropods
- ceramics
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- pottery (object genre)
- stoneware
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- vessels for serving drinks
Seated Woman Inkwell, iridescent porcelain with blue peaked lid vase, figure; Artist Unknown
- Title
- Seated Woman Inkwell, iridescent porcelain with blue peaked lid vase, figure
- Artist
- Artist Unknown
- Physical Description
- A porcelain inkwell of a woman sitting. She is holding a green vase in both hands and is wearing a blue pointy hat. The rest of her outfit is orange.
- Object Creation Date
- 1875-1975
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.276
- Medium and Support
- porcelain
- relevance
- rank 8.98265
- Secondary Keywords
- ceramics
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for writing equipment
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- physical activities
- physical activities by general context
- pottery (object genre)
- stoneware
Deep Bowl with slightly everted rim; Artist Unknown, Iran
- Title
- Deep Bowl with slightly everted rim
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Iran
- Physical Description
- Deep bowl with a wide base and slightly everted rim decorated in amber glaze.
- Century
- 12th century
- Object Creation Date
- 12th century
- Accession Number
- 1957/1.62
- Medium and Support
- earthenware with mottled amber glaze
- relevance
- rank 8.98041
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- geographic and political locations
- middle east (general region)
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- religions
- religions and religious concepts
- vessels
Conical Bowl with simple blue stripe design; Artist Unknown, Iran
- Title
- Conical Bowl with simple blue stripe design
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Iran
- Physical Description
- A deep conical bowl.
- Century
- 12th century
- Object Creation Date
- 12th century
- Accession Number
- 1957/1.64
- Medium and Support
- fritware (ground quartz and white clay) with blue underglaze painting
- relevance
- rank 8.98041
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- geographic and political locations
- middle east (general region)
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- religions
- religions and religious concepts
- vessels
Horse head; Artist Unknown, China
- Title
- Horse head
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Century
- 2nd century
- Object Creation Date
- 1st century - 2nd century
- Accession Number
- 1974/1.169
- Medium and Support
- earthenware
- relevance
- rank 8.97877
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- mammals
- object genres
- object genres by material
- the human body
- upper body
Ceramic Jewelry Molds (One of eighteen); Artist Unknown, African, Mali
- Title
- Ceramic Jewelry Molds (One of eighteen)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Mali
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1983/2.224
- Medium and Support
- Pottery
- relevance
- rank 8.97850
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by material
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.481
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 8.97850
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- measuring devices
- measuring devices for forces
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
Ceramic Jewelry Molds (One of eighteen); Artist Unknown, African, Mali
- Title
- Ceramic Jewelry Molds (One of eighteen)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Mali
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1983/2.217
- Medium and Support
- Pottery
- relevance
- rank 8.97850
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by material
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- 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
- 1997/1.483
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 8.97850
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- measuring devices
- measuring devices for forces
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
Ceramic Jewelry Molds (One of eighteen); Artist Unknown, African, Mali
- Title
- Ceramic Jewelry Molds (One of eighteen)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Mali
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1983/2.219
- Medium and Support
- Pottery
- relevance
- rank 8.97850
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by material
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- 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
- 1997/1.417
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 8.97850
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- measuring devices
- measuring devices for forces
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
Ceramic Jewelry Molds (One of eighteen); Artist Unknown, African, Mali
- Title
- Ceramic Jewelry Molds (One of eighteen)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Mali
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1983/2.221
- Medium and Support
- Pottery
- relevance
- rank 8.97850
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by material
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- 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
- 1997/1.494
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 8.97850
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- measuring devices
- measuring devices for forces
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
Ceramic Jewelry Molds (One of eighteen); Artist Unknown, African, Mali
- Title
- Ceramic Jewelry Molds (One of eighteen)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Mali
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1983/2.223
- Medium and Support
- Pottery
- relevance
- rank 8.97850
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by material
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
Ceramic Jewelry Molds (One of eighteen); Artist Unknown, African, Mali
- Title
- Ceramic Jewelry Molds (One of eighteen)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Mali
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1983/2.216
- Medium and Support
- Pottery
- relevance
- rank 8.97850
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by material
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- 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
- 1997/1.497
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 8.97850
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- measuring devices
- measuring devices for forces
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- 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
- 1997/1.444
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 8.97850
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- measuring devices
- measuring devices for forces
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
Ceramic Jewelry Molds (One of eighteen); Artist Unknown, African, Mali
- Title
- Ceramic Jewelry Molds (One of eighteen)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Mali
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1983/2.220
- Medium and Support
- Pottery
- relevance
- rank 8.97850
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by material
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- 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
- 1997/1.436
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 8.97850
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- goldweights
- measuring devices
- measuring devices for forces
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
Ceremonial Sword; Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Ashanti
- Title
- Ceremonial Sword
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Ashanti
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1998/1.88
- Medium and Support
- metal blade with wood pomel overlaid with brass and wrought iron shaft
- relevance
- rank 8.97850
- Secondary Keywords
- ceremonial weapons
- descriptors
- edged weapons
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- weapons
- weapons and ammunition
Ceramic Jewelry Molds (One of eighteen); Artist Unknown, African, Mali
- Title
- Ceramic Jewelry Molds (One of eighteen)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Mali
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1983/2.222
- Medium and Support
- Pottery
- relevance
- rank 8.97850
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by material
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
Ceramic Jewelry Molds (One of eighteen); Artist Unknown, African, Mali
- Title
- Ceramic Jewelry Molds (One of eighteen)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Mali
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1983/2.215
- Medium and Support
- Pottery
- relevance
- rank 8.97850
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by material
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region