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Title

Dog

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

pottery model of a standing dog, as part of the grave furnishing in a Han tomb

Century

1st-2nd century

Object Creation Date

1st century - 2nd century

Accession Number

1993/1.96

Medium and Support

earthenware with traces of polychrome pigments

relevance

rank 17.54350

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Large storage jar with gourd design

Artist

Artist Unknown, China, Majiayao Culture

Physical Description

This pot has a narrow, cylindrical neck, abruptly giving way to a rounded upper half, tapering gently to a flat bottom, with two small lugs (ring handles) at the waist. Painted decoration is confined to the upper half, perhaps because these pots were set into the earth to keep them upright. The painted designs evoke fish nets and swirling eddies of water.

Artist Life Dates

2600 BCE - 2300 BCE

Century

25th-24th century BCE

Object Creation Date

2600 BCE - 2300 BCE

Accession Number

1993/1.46

Medium and Support

red earthenware with black slip decoration

relevance

rank 16.69235

Secondary Keywords

ceremonial containers

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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 16.42375

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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 16.42375

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Title

Burial Set (15 plates, 16 bowls and 6 lids)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

A burial set of various pieces of glazed porcelain. Included are 15 plates, 16 bowls and 6 lids. All pieces vary in width, depth, and color.

Object Creation Date

1392-1910

Accession Number

2009/2.79.1

Medium and Support

glazed porcelain

relevance

rank 16.05280

Secondary Keywords

asian

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Title

Warsaw

Artist

Ben Shahn

Physical Description

A black and white print that features a person holding his head in clenched fists. His clothing is creased by his dynamic position, back is haunched. Below the drawing is stylized Hebrew block print. Translated it reads "These martyrs I well remember, and my soul melts with secret sorrow. Evil men have devoured us and eagerly consumed us". The calligraphy is a prayer recited for the Musaf Service during Yom Kippur.

Artist Life Dates

1898-1969

Object Creation Date

1943; printed 1963

Accession Number

2011/1.101

Medium and Support

serigraph on paper

relevance

rank 15.44096

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Title

Jewish Child

Artist

Fanny Rabel

Physical Description

A child sits inside a fence of barbed wire upon the bare dirt ground; beyond the fence lies nothing but burnt tree trunks. He is dressed in rags, and his feet are completely bandaged. Eyes sunken and lips pursed, he holds his hands up in a surrender-like state. It is implied by the title that this child is Jewish and is most likely being depicted inside one of the death camps during the Holocaust.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1924

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1924-1958

Accession Number

1958/1.109

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 15.22638

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Title

A Rabbi Studying, from a drawing by Rembrandt

Artist

Augustus John

Physical Description

A bearded man sits stooped over his literature. He is adorned in thick robes and his head wrapped. He sits at a table that is also covered in cloth.

Artist Life Dates

1878-1961

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1906

Accession Number

1949/1.70

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 15.05623

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Title

Thou Shalt Not Stand Idly By

Artist

Ben Shahn

Physical Description

A colored print of a white hand holding onto a brown hand. Above their grasp is both Hebrew block and English lettering that translates/reads: "'Thou Shalt Not Stand Idly By...". The painting illustrates the need for diversity during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's.

Artist Life Dates

1898-1969

Object Creation Date

1965

Accession Number

2011/1.102

Medium and Support

photo-offset reproduction on paper

relevance

rank 14.75251

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Title

Boy

Artist

Ben Shahn

Physical Description

A boy stands at the front of the painting, arms crossed and face solemn. He is wearing an oversized white shirt that comes down to his knees. A figure, most likely a woman, stands behind him with her back turned. Her head is covered in a long black headscarf that is traditional to Jewish culture. Behind them is a blue horizon.

Artist Life Dates

American, born Lithuania, 1898-1969

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1944

Accession Number

1950/1.203

Medium and Support

tempera on cardboard

relevance

rank 14.66093

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Title

Holocaust 6

Artist

Eduard Bargheer

Physical Description

A menage of female figures lie entangled together, painted in many different colors. Certain body parts appear identifiable and are emphasized with bleeding lines. In the background appears straight-lined brush strokes emoting a fence or barricade much like one would see within a concentration camp. Beneath the watery brushstrokes are thin, precise lines.

Artist Life Dates

1901 - 1979

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1947

Accession Number

1948/2.1

Medium and Support

watercolor and graphite on paper

relevance

rank 13.49760

Secondary Keywords

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