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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
relevance
rank 10.78543
Secondary Keywords
ceremonial objects
descriptors
events
object genres
object genres by cultural or intellectual valuation
object genres by form
object genres by function
objects we use
people and culture
sculpture
sculpture by material
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
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Title
Bone
Artist
Michele Oka Doner
Physical Description
Realistic bone that looks like a femur. The texture and the glazing give it an aged look. The stoneware is porous like a bone.
Artist Life Dates
Born 1945
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1978
Accession Number
1981/2.97
Medium and Support
stoneware
relevance
rank 10.76021
Secondary Keywords
artistic concepts
associated concepts
biological concepts
ceramics
concepts in the arts
descriptors
forms of expression
modern and contemporary art
object genres
object genres by form
object genres by material
people and culture
philosophical concepts
physical sciences concepts
physics concepts
pottery (object genre)
scientific concepts
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Title
Terracotta Mold
Artist
Artist Unknown, India
Physical Description
This is a wood-colored, stump-like figure that is narrower on the bottom and blossoms towards its top. The surface has multiple, engraved designs. The top and bottom have jagged edges.
Century
ca. 1st Century BC
Object Creation Date
circa 1st century BCE
Accession Number
2010/2.57
Medium and Support
terracotta
relevance
rank 10.35331
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
fragments
object genres
object genres by form
object genres by function
object genres by material
objects we use
sculpture
sculpture by material
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
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Title
Protective Amulet
Artist
Artist Unknown Taiwan
Physical Description
Plaque in the form of a snarling lion's face holding a double-edged "severn star" (here only three of the seven stars are depicted as large dots connected by lines) sword in its mouth and ornamented with a red octagon containing the characters for "daqi" surrounded by eight trigrams on its forehead.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
2006/2.44
Medium and Support
polychrome on wood
relevance
rank 10.13780
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
descriptors
edged weapons
legendary creatures
mammals
object genres
object genres by form
object genres by function
objects we use
weapons
weapons and ammunition
Title
Textile Fragment
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1920
Accession Number
1986/2.94
Medium and Support
Raffia and velour
relevance
rank 10.13780
Secondary Keywords
components
components and systems
components by specific context
coverings and hangings components
descriptors
furnishings components
object genres
object genres by form
object genres by material
quilt components
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Title
Scene of People Signing
Artist
Artist Unknown
Physical Description
A group of men seated underneath an awning. The man on the left has a laurel wreath on his head. They are sitting in a circle singing.
Century
16th-17th century
Accession Number
2013/2.527
Medium and Support
pen and brown wash on laid paper, laid down on paper
relevance
rank 10.05253
Secondary Keywords
arts
arts and related disciplines
descriptors
disciplines
document genres
document genres by form
document genres for music
document genres for oral or performed works
humanities
information forms
object genres
object genres by form
objects we use
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
performing arts
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Title
Chandelier Fragments
Artist
Louis Comfort Tiffany
Physical Description
Clouded glass and metal fragments of a chandelier. A ring of metal strands hold clouded glass orbs.
Artist Life Dates
1848-1933
Object Creation Date
1890-1891
Accession Number
2011/2.2.1
Medium and Support
glass and metal
relevance
rank 9.84317
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
glass and glassmaking mixtures
inorganic material
lighting devices
lighting devices by form
materials
materials by composition
object genres
object genres by form
objects we use
Title
Standing Buddha (or possibly Maitreya) in abhaya mudra, with flask in left hand
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
4th century
Object Creation Date
4th century
Accession Number
1964/1.91
Medium and Support
bronze
relevance
rank 9.55262
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
bottles
bottles by form
containers
containers by form
descriptors
design elements
motifs
natural element motifs
object genres
object genres by form
objects we use
people and culture
plant-derived motifs
religions
religions and religious concepts
vessels
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Title
Indian Terracottas
Artist
Artist Unknown, India
Physical Description
An engraved terracotta shard.
Object Creation Date
n. d.
Accession Number
2009/2.147
Medium and Support
terracotta
relevance
rank 9.46321
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
fragments
object genres
object genres by form
object genres by material
objects we use
sculpture
sculpture by material
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
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Title
Indian Terracottas
Artist
Artist Unknown, India
Physical Description
An engraved terracotta shard.
Object Creation Date
n. d.
Accession Number
2009/2.149
Medium and Support
terracotta
relevance
rank 9.46321
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
fragments
object genres
object genres by form
object genres by material
objects we use
sculpture
sculpture by material
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
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Title
Indian Terracottas
Artist
Artist Unknown, India
Physical Description
An engraved terracotta shard.
Object Creation Date
n. d.
Accession Number
2009/2.142
Medium and Support
terracotta
relevance
rank 9.46321
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
fragments
object genres
object genres by form
object genres by material
objects we use
sculpture
sculpture by material
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
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Title
Indian Terracottas
Artist
Artist Unknown, India
Physical Description
An engraved terracotta shard.
Object Creation Date
n. d.
Accession Number
2009/2.146
Medium and Support
terracotta
relevance
rank 9.46321
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
fragments
object genres
object genres by form
object genres by material
objects we use
sculpture
sculpture by material
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
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Title
Indian Terracottas
Artist
Artist Unknown, India
Physical Description
An engraved terracotta shard.
Object Creation Date
n. d.
Accession Number
2009/2.148
Medium and Support
terracotta
relevance
rank 9.46321
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
fragments
object genres
object genres by form
object genres by material
objects we use
sculpture
sculpture by material
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
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Title
Indian Terracottas
Artist
Artist Unknown, India
Physical Description
A terracotta shard.
Object Creation Date
n. d.
Accession Number
2009/2.145
Medium and Support
terracotta
relevance
rank 9.46321
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
fragments
object genres
object genres by form
object genres by material
objects we use
sculpture
sculpture by material
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
Title
Lion attacking a quadruped (architectural fragment)
Artist
India, Madhya Pradesh, Mathura
Physical Description
A terracotta block, probably originally part of a frieze around a building, with molded and incised design.
Century
3rd-4th century
Object Creation Date
3rd century - 4th century
Accession Number
1994/1.77
Medium and Support
terracotta
relevance
rank 9.38188
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
descriptors
mammals
object genres
object genres by form
object-making processes and techniques
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
sculpture techniques
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Title
Crucifixion with Saint Bartholomew and Two Male Saints
Artist
Domenico Campagnola
Physical Description
An ink drawing of Jesus Christ crucified on the cross. Around the cross are three male saints, one of whom is identified as Saint Bartholomew. All three look up at Jesus while one kneels on the ground, holding with his left hand the bottom of the cross. In the distant background are buildings of a city.
Artist Life Dates
(1500 - 1564)
Object Creation Date
1525-1564
Accession Number
2009/1.524
Medium and Support
ink on paper
relevance
rank 9.18855
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
bible
descriptors
events
executions
new testament
object genres
object genres by form
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by state or condition
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Title
Indian Terracottas
Artist
Artist Unknown, India
Physical Description
Terracotta fragment of two figures carved on one side of the peice in raised relief. One figure has head and shoulders visible, the second figure has only the head visible.
Object Creation Date
n. d.
Accession Number
2009/2.161
Medium and Support
terracotta
relevance
rank 9.17061
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
object genres
object genres by form
object genres by material
objects we use
sculpture
sculpture by material
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
visual works by subject type
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Title
Medium Metal Pipe
Artist
Artist Unknown, African
Physical Description
A brown, metal pipe with a lid and three utensils attached by chains.
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
2010/2.6
Medium and Support
metal
relevance
rank 8.96325
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
inorganic material
materials
materials by composition
metal and metal products
object genres
object genres by form
Title
Mother Goddess
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, North India
Physical Description
This black terracotta is broken at the waste and depicts a simple body decorated with globs of clay decorated with punch-marked decorations. The face is modeled a bit more realistically with wide-open eyes and a full mouth. The front of her hair is in a series of rounded ball-like curls and a circular starburst decoration is at the top. The other oval globs frame the face of the goddess and cascade down what is left of her body.
Century
1st century BCE-1st century CE
Object Creation Date
1st century BCE - 1st century CE
Accession Number
1981/2.148
Medium and Support
terracotta
relevance
rank 8.90605
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
figures
object genres
object genres by form
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
people by state or condition
Title
Lion head (fragment of a Buddha throne?)
Artist
Artist Unknown, India
Accession Number
1990/1.178
Medium and Support
terracotta
relevance
rank 8.84364
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
biological components
components
components and systems
components by specific context
descriptors
mammals
object genres
object genres by form
the human body
upper body
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Title
That Which Must Not Come; Threat Over Mexico
Artist
Leopoldo Méndez
Artist Life Dates
born 1903
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1945
Accession Number
1949/1.181
Medium and Support
woodcut on paper
relevance
rank 8.79633
Secondary Keywords
americas
animals
associated concepts
birds
descriptors
locality
modern and contemporary art
north & central america
object genres
object genres by form
people and culture
political concepts
political ideologies and attitudes
social science concepts
the natural world
Title
Staff
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
Accession Number
2001/2.44
Medium and Support
wood with beads
relevance
rank 8.60773
Secondary Keywords
african
african styles by region
beads and sets of beads
beadwork
descriptors
equipment
equipment by context
equipment for personal use
object genres
object genres by form
object genres by material
objects
objects we use
people and culture
southern nigerian styles
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
tools and equipment
west african styles
Title
The Discovery of Mars and Venus
Artist
Jacob Cornelisz. Cobaert
Physical Description
A nude man and woman recline together on the right side of this octagonal plaque. They lay upon the mesh of a net, which is being pulled by a nude male figure seated nearby next to an anvil. Behind the seated man appear two standing figures working at a brick forge. Another pair of figures stands in the middle ground with a row of trees behind them. A diminutive figure mounted on horses appears against a disk in the sky.
Artist Life Dates
active 1602-1621
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
1602-1621
Accession Number
1969/2.158
Medium and Support
bronze
relevance
rank 8.59102
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
concepts in the arts
descriptors
europe (continent)
genres in the arts
geographic and political locations
italy (nation)
lazio (region)
literary, oral and motion picture genres
object genres
object genres by form
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by activity
roma (province)
sculpture
sculpture by material
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
Title
Prayer scroll fragment, from a prayer wheel
Artist
Artist Unknown, Tibet
Physical Description
A fragment of a horizontal scroll, which would originally have been rolled up and tucked inside a Tibetan prayer wheel, with the text of a prayer printed in red and black ink.
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
18th century
Accession Number
1959/1.158
Medium and Support
red and black ink on paper
relevance
rank 8.53146
Secondary Keywords
asian
associated concepts
descriptors
document genres
document genres by conditions of production
image-making processes and techniques
information forms
object genres
object genres by form
objects we use
paintings
paintings by form
people and culture
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
religions
religions and religious concepts
scroll paintings
south asian
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
writing (processes)
Title
Think What You Can Afford to Give - Then Double It - Red Cross War Fund
Artist
Artist Unknown
Physical Description
Text: Think what you can afford to give - then double it - A life may depend on it - you you dare do less? - All of the Red Cross War Fund goes to War Relief
Century
Early 20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1917
Accession Number
1954/2.35.148
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 8.42115
Secondary Keywords
armed conflicts
components
components and systems
components by specific context
crosses
declaratory and advertising artifacts
descriptors
events
how we live
information artifacts
information artifacts by function
information form components
information forms
layout features
object genres
object genres by form
objects we use
people and culture
text-based art
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
war
wars
world wars
Title
Buddha, standing on a table-like pedestal, with a flame mandorla
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
4th century
Object Creation Date
4th century
Accession Number
1964/1.92
Medium and Support
cast and incised bronze
relevance
rank 8.40003
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
attributes and properties
attributes and properties by specific type
descriptors
design elements
form attributes
motifs
natural element motifs
object genres
object genres by form
people and culture
religions
religions and religious concepts
size (extent)
size by specific type
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Title
Saint Maria, Saint Claude, Saint Norbert, and Saint Robert from Israel Henriet's "Images of the Saints" (Plate 48)
Artist
Jacques Callot
Physical Description
Four oval illustrations of different scenes of saints helping others.
Artist Life Dates
1592-1635
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
1636
Accession Number
2013/2.540
Medium and Support
etching on laid paper
relevance
rank 8.34606
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
bishops (prelates)
christian clergy
clergy
descriptors
document genres
document genres by function
equipment
equipment by context
equipment for personal use
information artifacts
information artifacts by physical form
information forms
object genres
object genres by form
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by occupation
people by state or condition
people in religion
people in religion and related occupations
people in the humanities
prelates
religions
religions and religious concepts
religious texts
tools and equipment
walking sticks
Title
Sanctification cross with scenes from the life of Christ and the Virgin Mary and the Evangelists
Artist
Artist Unknown, Greece
Physical Description
This small carved boxwood cross is divided on each face into five compartments containing Christian religious scenes. The cross is set in a stand decorated with mother-of-pearl and green glass-paste stones.
Century
17th-18th century
Object Creation Date
1650-1800
Accession Number
1961/1.177
Medium and Support
boxwood with pearls and glass-paste stones
relevance
rank 8.18506
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
ceremonies
descriptors
doctrinal concepts
europe (continent)
events
executions
geographic and political locations
object genres
object genres by form
people and culture
religions
religions and religious concepts
religious ceremonies
religious concepts
Title
Seraph, half of a medallion from the west rose window of Reims Cathedral
Artist
Artist Unknown, Reims, France
Physical Description
A lunette-shaped panel composed of red, blue, white, brownish purple and yellowish brown stained glass joined together by lead cames depicting a seraph. Four leafy fronds, taken from another medieval window, have been inserted here between the seraph's head and shoulders. The panel is the upper half of a roundel originally installed in the west rose window of Reims Cathedral.
Century
late 13th-early 14th century
Object Creation Date
1280-1310
Accession Number
1979/1.161
Medium and Support
colored and painted glass and lead
relevance
rank 8.13574
Secondary Keywords
angels
animals and creatures
architectural elements
associated concepts
components
components and systems
components by specific context
descriptors
doctrinal concepts
europe (continent)
france (nation)
geographic and political locations
glass
glass and glassmaking mixtures
glass by technique
inorganic material
legendary creatures
materials
materials by composition
object genres
object genres by form
openings (architectural elements)
openings and opening components
openings by form
people and culture
religions and religious concepts
religious concepts
windows
windows and window components
windows by form
Title
Processional cross with triumphant Christ (Christus triumphans) flanked by busts of the evangelists, Saints Matthew, John, Mark, and Luke (obverse); and suffering Christ (Christus patiens) flanked by busts of the Virgin Mary, God the father, Saint John and unidentified male saint with cross (Saint Philip?) (reverse)
Artist
Neri di Bicci
Physical Description
The arms of the cross end in quatrefoil-shaped terminals. The front (obverse) is gilded and features a molding along the edges. The back (reverse) has a deep azurite blue ground and a gilded band punched with tiny rosettes that runs along the border.
Artist Life Dates
1418-1492
Century
15th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1475
Accession Number
1942.6
Medium and Support
tempera and gold on wood
relevance
rank 8.12205
Secondary Keywords
ceremonies
cultural ceremonies
descriptors
europe (continent)
european
european styles and periods
events
executions
firenze (province)
geographic and political locations
italy (nation)
object genres
object genres by form
objects we use
paintings
paintings by form
people and culture
renaissance
renaissance-baroque styles and periods
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
tuscany (region)
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
Title
Uma, torso (Khmer-Bayon style)
Artist
Artist Unknown, Cambodia (Khmer)
Century
12th-13th century
Object Creation Date
12th century - 13th century
Accession Number
1993/2.49
Medium and Support
sandstone
relevance
rank 8.10926
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
biological components
components
components and systems
components by specific context
descriptors
object genres
object genres by form
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by state or condition
religions
religions and religious concepts
the human body
Title
Divination figure
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Sierra Leone, Pa Santigie Kahn, Temene
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1910
Accession Number
1986/1.159
Medium and Support
wood and glass beads
relevance
rank 8.10926
Secondary Keywords
beads and sets of beads
beadwork
descriptors
object genres
object genres by form
objects we use
people and culture
people and occupations
physical activities
physical activities by general context
visual works
visual works by subject type
Title
Tianwang (Heavenly King; a Buddhist protective deity)
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Physical Description
A small, thin, molded clay plaque with a bas-relief figure.
Century
7th-9th century
Object Creation Date
9th century - 10th century
Accession Number
1964/2.22
Medium and Support
terracotta, molded
relevance
rank 8.09274
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
attributes and properties
attributes and properties by specific type
costume
costume by function
descriptors
form attributes
object genres
object genres by form
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by activity
protective wear
religions
religions and religious concepts
size (extent)
size by specific type
Title
Bodhisattva Mañjusri (J. Monju Bosatsu), seated on a lion: architectural fragment
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1605
Accession Number
1963/1.91
Medium and Support
wall painting fragment,ink and color on wood panel
relevance
rank 8.06950
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
associated concepts
buddhist doctrinal concepts
descriptors
doctrinal concepts
mammals
object genres
object genres by form
people and culture
religions
religions and religious concepts
religious concepts
Title
Fragment of base of a seated Buddha, with incense burner, lion, and attendant
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
6th-7th century
Object Creation Date
circa 580 - 620
Accession Number
1964/2.24
Medium and Support
marble
relevance
rank 8.00915
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
associated concepts
buddhist doctrinal concepts
containers
containers by function or context
descriptors
doctrinal concepts
mammals
object genres
object genres by form
objects we use
people and culture
religions
religions and religious concepts
religious concepts
Title
A Votive plaque depicting a Bodhisattva in Amitabha's (Chinese. Amitofou's) Western Paradise, giving rebirth to new souls from lotus buds
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
1964/2.17
Medium and Support
terracotta, molded
relevance
rank 7.95694
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
attributes and properties
attributes and properties by specific type
buddhist doctrinal concepts
descriptors
design elements
doctrinal concepts
form attributes
geographic and political locations
lancaster (county)
motifs
north and central america (continent)
object genres
object genres by form
pennsylvania (state)
people and culture
plant-derived motifs
religions
religions and religious concepts
religious concepts
size (extent)
size by specific type
united states (nation)
Title
Pipe
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1997/1.355
Medium and Support
terracotta
relevance
rank 7.94101
Secondary Keywords
smoking and tobacco use
animals and creatures
descriptors
equipment
equipment by context
equipment for personal use
object genres
object genres by form
objects we use
people and culture
physical activities
physical activities by general context
reptiles
tools and equipment
visual works
visual works by subject type
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Title
Christ in Limbo (The Harrowing of Hell) from "The Small Woodcut Passion"
Artist
Albrecht Dürer
Physical Description
A group of figures at the left stand in a vaulted space under a cross. They look towards the lower right of the composition where a man holding a standard with a cross on top is bending forward and offering his hand to an old bearded man in an arched doorway. Above the doorway are several fantastical figures with beaked or animal heads and arms with claws.
Artist Life Dates
Nüremberg, 1471-1528
Century
Early 16th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1509-1511
Accession Number
2011/2.55
Medium and Support
woodcut print on laid paper
relevance
rank 7.90923
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
associated concepts
bible
demons
descriptors
doctrinal concepts
object genres
object genres by form
old testament
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by occupation
people in religion and related occupations
people in the humanities
religion
religions and religious concepts
religious concepts
subject matter
themes (religious)
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Title
Long Wood and Metal Pipe
Artist
Artist Unknown, African
Physical Description
A long, wood and metal pipe. A metal lid is attached to the end by a chain.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
2010/2.5
Medium and Support
wood and metal
relevance
rank 7.90702
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
inorganic material
materials
materials by composition
materials by origin
metal and metal products
object genres
object genres by form
plant material
wood and wood products
Title
Lintel, Baphuon Style
Artist
Artist Unknown, Cambodia (Khmer)
Century
11th century
Object Creation Date
11th century
Accession Number
2000/2.315
Medium and Support
sandstone
relevance
rank 7.87546
Secondary Keywords
architectural elements
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Title
Study of Louis XV Bust for a Gold Medal (1767)
Artist
Anonymous
Physical Description
A profile portrait of a man with a laurel wreath in his hair.
Century
18th century
Accession Number
2013/2.546
Medium and Support
pencil on paper
relevance
rank 7.86194
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descriptors
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medals
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Title
Buddha, seated in the padmasana pose, in dhyana mudra, with mandorla
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Physical Description
Small gilt bronze seated Buddha with Indian and Central Asian characteristics, including the pedestal he is seated on, folds of his robe, and the incised flames in the body halo encompassing him.
Century
5th century
Object Creation Date
433-466
Accession Number
1964/2.94
Medium and Support
gilt bronze
relevance
rank 7.83783
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Title
Beaded Miniature Hat
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1950
Accession Number
1985/1.164
Medium and Support
wool cloth, raffia, leather, glass beads and shells
relevance
rank 7.81687
Secondary Keywords
accessories worn on the head
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headgear
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Title
Bust of the Virgin
Artist
Bartolomeo Coriolano
Physical Description
This small print depicts a bust-length portrait of a woman within an oval frame. She turns slightly to her left and gazes downward. A bright halo encircles her head.
Artist Life Dates
(ca. 1599 - ca. 1676)
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
17th century
Accession Number
2007/2.141
Medium and Support
chiaroscuro woodcut on laid paper
relevance
rank 7.77174
Secondary Keywords
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Title
Necklace
Artist
Artist Unknown, Tibet
Physical Description
A necklace of turquoise, mountain coral, and dzi (patterned agate) beads strung on thread.
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
1995/1.60
Medium and Support
turqoise, coral and dzi beads
relevance
rank 7.76185
Secondary Keywords
asian
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Title
Necklace
Artist
Artist Unknown, Tibet
Physical Description
A necklace of turquoise, mountain coral, and dzi (patterned agate) beads strung on thread, with a large turquose pendant at the center.
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
1995/1.59
Medium and Support
turquoise, coral and dzi beads
relevance
rank 7.76185
Secondary Keywords
asian
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Title
Necklace
Artist
Artist Unknown, Tibet
Physical Description
A necklace of faceted coral beads, in graduated sizes, with a coral-inlaid silver clasp.
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
1995/1.61
Medium and Support
faceted coral beads with silver and coral clasp
relevance
rank 7.76185
Secondary Keywords
asian
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Title
Crucifixion
Artist
Oskar Kokoschka
Physical Description
A traditional crucifixion scene, with Christ on the cross, and Mary and John at his feet gazing upward. The background is a series of watercolor washes, and parts of the figures, particularly most of the sitting figure of John, is "inked" in over the background washes. A goblet (the cup of Christ) is inked in at the foot of the cross. Signed by the artist, b.r., followed by "VI - 58."
Artist Life Dates
1886 - 1980
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1958
Accession Number
2007/2.90
Medium and Support
watercolor on paper
relevance
rank 7.75075
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
bible
containers
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culinary containers
cups
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drinking vessels
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Title
A Votive plaque depicting the Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha (Ch. Dizang), in Amitabha's Western Paradise
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
1964/2.19
Medium and Support
terracotta, molded
relevance
rank 7.73372
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
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buddhist doctrinal concepts
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walking sticks
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Title
Bracelet with Orange Beads and Metal Squares
Artist
Artist Unknown, African
Physical Description
a bracelet consisting of horizontal orange beads and metal squares. The metal squares are painted with a blue and green design.
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
2010/2.13
Medium and Support
beads, metal, string
relevance
rank 7.67342
Secondary Keywords
beads and sets of beads
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