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Title

Bedtime Story

Artist

Albert Sterner

Physical Description

This is an etching of an adult faun sitting to the left and a child faun standing to the right. The adult faun sits on a tree stump and holds the left hand of the child faun. There is a slender tree on the far right and additional foliage in the left side

Artist Life Dates

1863-1946

Object Creation Date

1870-1940

Accession Number

2009/1.484

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 8.27230

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

creature

cultural landscapes

cultural landscapes by location or context

landscapes (environments)

offspring

parents

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by family relationship

settlements and landscapes

wilderness

Title

Jean Cocteau and Sphinx

Artist

Lucien Clergue

Physical Description

A man stands besides a sculpture of a sphinx.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1934

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1955

Accession Number

2011/2.164

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 8.17725

Secondary Keywords

color

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Title

Sancai tomb guardian (one of a pair w/2004/2.132.2) with animal face and horns

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

Earthenware ceramic figure with tri-color glaze (in amber, cream and green) in the form of a creature with an animal face and horns

Century

7th-8th century

Object Creation Date

circa 675-750

Accession Number

2004/2.132.1

Medium and Support

earthenware with sancai (three-color) glaze

relevance

rank 6.33413

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

asian

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chinese

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descriptors

east asian

funerary structures

legendary creatures

object genres

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people

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pottery (object genre)

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

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Title

Battle of the Sea Gods

Artist

Daniel Hopfer

Physical Description

This black and white print depicts an animated and detailed scene of nude figures and mythical beasts on the surface of the sea.Two men, with seaweed hair and riding half horse/half fish creatures, strike out at each other. A man and a woman ride a beast with a scaly body and the head of a fierce dog. In the background, a man holding a trident stands with his back to the viewer. Action and motion are expressed with billowing drapery, flowing hair and moving waves. The wide mouthed expressions of the figures and animals suggest yelling and noise in this chaotic scene. Among the many details depicted by the artist is a plaque held by the woman that has his initials.

Artist Life Dates

ca. 1470-1536

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

early 16th century

Accession Number

1996/2.1

Medium and Support

etching on iron on medium, slightly textured light beige laid paper

relevance

rank 6.00613

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

armed conflicts

associated concepts

bodies of water

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descriptors

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marine bodies

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people

people (agents)

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printing and printing processes and techniques

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religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

settlements and landscapes

spears (weapons)

spears by form

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weapons

weapons and ammunition