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Title

Goldweight in the shape of a man

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire

Physical Description

Goldweight in the shape of a man with a large head, tilted slightly backwards, on a thick, heavy neck, and topped by hair or headgear in the shape of a ball; the face has protruding eyes and nose, and the mouth holds a snake-like animal above a small beard (goatee). The figure is wearing a loincloth and holds a short stick under the left arm as well as two small jars in the hands.

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

1900-1985

Accession Number

1985/2.42

Medium and Support

brass

Date Added/Updated

2014-08-15 13:05:33

Secondary Keywords

africa (continent)

geographic and political locations

goldweights

human males

man

objects

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

sculpture

sculpture by subject type

statues

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Goldweight in the shape of a man hoeing

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire

Physical Description

Goldweight in the shape of a man, wearing a loin cloth and wielding a hoe against a large, oval object, sitting on a flat, square base.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1970

Accession Number

1986/2.128

Medium and Support

brass

Date Added/Updated

2014-08-15 13:04:34

Secondary Keywords

africa (continent)

geographic and political locations

goldweights

objects

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

sculpture

sculpture by subject type

statues

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Ancestral Shrine Figure (Female)

Artist

African, Nigeria, Ibo

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1940

Accession Number

1981/2.142

Medium and Support

carved inoko wood and kaolin

Date Added/Updated

2014-08-15 13:04:02

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

descriptors

figures

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by family relationship

religious structures

sculpture

sculpture by technique

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Goldweight in the shape of a human figure

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire

Physical Description

Goldweight in the shape of a human figure, kneeling with buttocks on the heels and the hands at the side of the head, wearing elaborate headgear. Evidence of calcification.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1985

Accession Number

1997/1.453

Medium and Support

brass

Date Added/Updated

2014-08-15 13:00:17

Secondary Keywords

africa (continent)

geographic and political locations

goldweights

objects we use

sculpture

sculpture by subject type

statues

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Goldweight in the shape of a snake

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire

Physical Description

Goldweight in the shape of a coiling snake.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1985

Accession Number

1997/1.504

Medium and Support

brass

Date Added/Updated

2014-08-15 12:56:28

Secondary Keywords

africa (continent)

animals and creatures

geographic and political locations

goldweights

objects we use

reptiles

sculpture

sculpture by subject type

statues

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Daughters of Mr. Thaxton, near Mechanicsburg, OH

Artist

Ben Shahn

Physical Description

Two girls in floral dresses stand on a wooden front porch holding matching dolls. Both girls stare inquisitively to their right. Behind them sits a rocking chair and windowsill with lace curtains and a flower box.

Artist Life Dates

1898-1969

Object Creation Date

1938; printed 1995

Accession Number

2013/2.174

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2014-03-13 12:08:45

Secondary Keywords

figural toys

figurines

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by age group

people by family relationship

people by gender

recreational artifacts

recreational artifacts for noncompetitive activities

recreational dolls

sculpture

sculpture by subject type

statues

toys (recreational artifacts)

toys by form

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

youth

Title

Black Americans (Girl with Doll)

Artist

Bruce Davidson

Physical Description

Girl seated on metal chair playing with doll.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1933

Object Creation Date

1962; printed 1999

Accession Number

2013/2.114

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2014-03-13 12:04:57

Secondary Keywords

building divisions

components

components and systems

components by specific context

exterior covered spaces

figurines

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by family relationship

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by location or context

sculpture

sculpture by subject type

statues

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Strider

Artist

Michele Oka Doner

Physical Description

Large bronze sculptures resembling headless human figures standing with one foot forward. The surface textures are all uniquely irregular and rough, with long vertical striations. All have colored patina, one is gold, one is green, and one is whiteish gray.

Artist Life Dates

Born 1945

Object Creation Date

2008

Accession Number

2009/1.468

Medium and Support

cast bronze

Date Added/Updated

2014-02-14 00:24:24

Secondary Keywords

objects we use

sculpture

sculpture by location or context

sculpture by material

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Schonen Madonna

Artist

Artist Unknown, Czech Republic, Prague

Physical Description

Bust of Madonna with head facing down and to the side. The main sculpture is of wood with a layers of paint on the face and veil.

Object Creation Date

circa 1400

Accession Number

2013/1.227

Medium and Support

polychromed wood

Date Added/Updated

2014-02-14 00:21:08

Secondary Keywords

figures (representations)

holy figures and saints

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in religion

people in religion and related occupations

people in the humanities

religion

sculpture

sculpture by material

subject matter

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

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

Date Added/Updated

2014-02-14 00:18:45

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

Title

Indian Terracottas

Artist

Artist Unknown, India

Physical Description

A terracotta bust of a person. They are carrying an object over one shoulder.

Object Creation Date

n. d.

Accession Number

2009/2.140

Medium and Support

terracotta

Date Added/Updated

2014-02-14 00:08:25

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

sculpture

sculpture by material

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Salacia

Artist

Michele Oka Doner

Physical Description

Large bronze sculpture resembling a headless human figure. The surface texture is very rough with deep voids and coarse patches of metal. The brown patina has areas with a greenish tinge.

Object Creation Date

2008

Accession Number

2009/1.467

Medium and Support

cast bronze

Date Added/Updated

2014-02-14 00:00:40

Secondary Keywords

objects we use

sculpture

sculpture by location or context

sculpture by material

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Reliquary figure (muzidi)

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Bembe

Physical Description

Cloth figure of a human, bound around human remains. The figure is in a seated position with arms outstretched. The torso and neck are cylindrical and elongated.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1890

Accession Number

1985/1.187

Medium and Support

dyed woven cotton cloth, vegetable fiber, cane, wood pegs, human remains

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:40:37

Secondary Keywords

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

sculpture

sculpture by function

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Staff

Artist

Artist Unknown, Pende peoples Democratic Republic of the Congo

Physical Description

A slightly curved staff, topped by a long, narrow handle, placed atop a carved human head, with simple hairdo and facial feautures. The shaft is covered by a snake coiling upward from the lower end of the staff.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1970

Accession Number

2001/2.67

Medium and Support

wood

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:34:47

Secondary Keywords

ceremonial weapons

objects

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

sculpture

sculpture by subject type

statues

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

Staff

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Kongo peoples Democratic Republic of the Congo

Physical Description

Short stick with a dark shiny patina, topped by a standing, male figure, wearing a European-style suit and brimmed hat, carrying a small box in his hands; followed by a standing female figure, unclothed, carrying a child on her back. Below are smaller figures, on either side respectively: a keeling figure, a turtle, and a bird; a brid, a turtle, a ram's horn and an ornamental motif, possibly a cross.

Object Creation Date

1900-1970

Accession Number

2001/2.64

Medium and Support

wood

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:34:46

Secondary Keywords

ceremonial weapons

objects

objects we use

sculpture

sculpture by subject type

statues

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

Staff

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Pende peoples Democratic Republic of the Congo

Physical Description

Smooth staff, topped by a standing, slightly elongated, rectangular male figure with angular curves at the elbows and buttocks and the hands held in front of the stomach, just below the navel (the left arm is damaged). The big feet are carved as one piece, with small incisions for the individual toes.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1970

Accession Number

2001/2.47

Medium and Support

wood

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:34:41

Secondary Keywords

ceremonial weapons

objects

objects we use

sculpture

sculpture by subject type

statues

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

Staff

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Yoruba Peoples Nigeria

Physical Description

Wooden staff covered with beads, displaying a zigzag pattern in blue, white, red, yellow, green and pink along the shaft, with an iron point at the base. The finial (top of the staff) consists of an equestrian, mostly in green, wearing elaborate red-and-yellow headgear, holding a staff and riding a multicolored horse, which stands on a rectangular platform adorned with a veil of ropes of beads.

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

2001/2.45

Medium and Support

wood with beads, metal, cloth

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:34:40

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

equipment

equipment by context

equipment for personal use

horsemen

object genres

object genres by material

objects

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by activity

sculpture

sculpture by subject type

statues

tools and equipment

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

walking sticks

Title

Staff

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Kongo peoples Democratic Republic of the Congo

Physical Description

Elaborately carved staff with, from the top: a male figure wearing Western-style clothes, with painted eyes, eyebrows, mouth, moustache, hat and clothes, sitting on a simple stool, resting his hands on his knees; a U-shaped snake on one side and a mortar on the other; a pair of a male and a female figure on either side (the male is standing on one leg, bending the other at the knee to make a triangle); a dark black spherical form; a row of three turtles on one side and two salamanders and a frog on the other; and finally three outstretched snakes (painted yellow, brown and red, respectively), one of them eating a small frog.

Object Creation Date

1900-1970

Accession Number

2001/2.42

Medium and Support

wood, paint

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:34:39

Secondary Keywords

ceremonial weapons

objects

objects we use

sculpture

sculpture by subject type

statues

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

Ogboni staff

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Yoruba Peoples Nigeria

Physical Description

Brass female figure, kneeling with buttocks on the heels, atop an iron staff. The protruding eyes, nose, and mouth convey a serene, dignified and somewhat withdrawn look. The figure has a beard around the face; she wears ornamentation in small holes atop the ears, cone-shaped headgear, and an elaborate necklace; there is a small spiral motif on the forehead, and two larger spiral motifs on the sides of the body. The hands are held in closed fists in front of the body, the left hand on top of the right.

Object Creation Date

1900-1970

Accession Number

2001/2.39

Medium and Support

brass, iron

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:34:38

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

ceremonial weapons

descriptors

inorganic material

iron and iron alloy

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

objects we use

people and culture

political concepts

sculpture

sculpture by subject type

social science concepts

statues

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

Staff

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Ngbaka peoples Democratic Republiic of the Congo

Physical Description

Elaborately carved staff with angular forms along the shaft and topped with a figurine with a rounded head, heart-shaped face and two stylized arms resting on the stomach. A large Z-shaped handle is carved in the middle of the shaft, with a series of cubes and conical forms above and beneath it.

Object Creation Date

1930-1970

Accession Number

2001/2.36

Medium and Support

wood

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:34:37

Secondary Keywords

ceremonies

cultural ceremonies

equipment

equipment by context

equipment for personal use

events

objects

objects we use

people and culture

rites of passage

sculpture

sculpture by subject type

statues

tools and equipment

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

walking sticks

Title

Scenes from the Life of the Buddha: Adoration of the Buddha Dimpakara, Conception, Prophecy, Birth (architectural fragment)

Artist

Gandhara (ancient Pakistan and Afghanistan)

Physical Description

A curved stone, originally a facing on the drum of a small stupa, carved with a narrative scene.

Century

2nd-3rd century

Object Creation Date

2nd century - 3rd century

Accession Number

1997/2.36

Medium and Support

stone

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:31:49

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

descriptors

events

object genres

object genres by form

object-making processes and techniques

objects we use

people and culture

personal life events

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious structures

sculpture techniques

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Human Figure

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Namji

Physical Description

Carved wooden figure of a human form. String atatched to the head to represent hair.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1997/1.351

Medium and Support

carved wood, string and human hair

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:31:28

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

figurines

forms of expression

healing

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

sculpture

sculpture by subject type

statues

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

The Farnese Hercules

Artist

Jacob Bos

Physical Description

This engraving reproduces a colossal marble sculpture of Hercules leaning upon his club, which is draped with a lion skin. Bos carefully records the powerful musculature of the figure and sets the statue within a niche.

Artist Life Dates

active c.1520-c.1580

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1562

Accession Number

1994/2.17

Medium and Support

engraving on laid paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:29:53

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

architectural elements

components

components and systems

components by specific context

enclosing structural elements

figures (representations)

intaglio prints

objects we use

percussive weapons

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

sculpture

sculpture by subject type

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

wall components

wall components by form or function

walls and wall components

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

The Farnese Hercules

Artist

Hendrick Goltzius

Physical Description

This impressively large engraving depicts the muscular back of a marble statue of a man. The figure leans upon a club draped with a lion skin and holds three apples in his right hand behind his back. Two men look up at the statue from the lower right corner of the print.

Artist Life Dates

1558 - 1617

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1592

Accession Number

1994/2.13

Medium and Support

engraving on medium weight laid paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:29:52

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

figures (representations)

food

fruit

image-making processes and techniques

intaglio printing processes

materials

materials by function

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by activity

percussive weapons

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing processes

processes and techniques

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renaissance-baroque styles

renaissance-baroque styles and periods

sculpture

sculpture by subject type

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

Ancestral Shrine Figure (Male)

Artist

African, Nigeria, Ibo

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1940

Accession Number

1985/1.87

Medium and Support

carved wood

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:23:24

Secondary Keywords

figures

figures (representations)

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by family relationship

people by gender

physical activities

physical activities by general context

sculpture

sculpture by function

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Standing Figure

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan (Fante)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

1985/1.149

Medium and Support

carved wood

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:23:14

Secondary Keywords

objects we use

people and culture

physical activities

physical activities by general context

sculpture

sculpture by technique

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Female Fertility Doll

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, South Africa, Shambala

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1983

Accession Number

1983/2.194

Medium and Support

wood

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:21:59

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

figures

figures (representations)

figurines

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

sculpture

sculpture by subject type

statues

toys

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Study in White and Grey

Artist

Jean Paul Slusser

Physical Description

A triangular formation of three figures. The one on the right is a seated male nude, the other two are partially intact sculptures that look like Classical Greek pieces. The one in the middle is a bust. The one on the left is a body on its knees, with no arms or head. The surrounding interior is done in yellows, pinks, and dark blues.

Artist Life Dates

1886 -1981

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1948

Accession Number

1982/2.32

Medium and Support

casein and pastel on cardboard

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:19:23

Secondary Keywords

figures (representations)

human body

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

sculpture

sculpture by subject type

study

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Kneeling Female Figure

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Lobi

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

1982/1.276

Medium and Support

carved and painted wood

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:19:21

Secondary Keywords

african

african styles by region

descriptors

gur-speaking peoples styles

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

physical activities

physical activities by general context

sculpture

sculpture by technique

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

west african styles

western sudanese styles

Title

Half-figure Fetish

Artist

African, Congo (Zaire), Tabwa

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1900-1920

Accession Number

1982/1.263

Medium and Support

wood

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:19:20

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

figures

figures (representations)

object genres

object genres by function

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

sculpture

sculpture by function

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Firenze - Palazzo Pitti, La Fontana

Artist

Fratelli Alinari

Artist Life Dates

(active 1854 - 1920)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1832-1865

Accession Number

1982/1.229

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:19:16

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings and the land

descriptors

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

hydraulic structures

hydraulic structures by function

inorganic material

italy (nation)

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

objects

objects we use

photographic prints

photographic prints by process

photographs

photographs by form

plants

positives

rock

rock by form

sculpture by subject type

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

the natural world

tuscany (region)

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

water distribution structures

Title

The Daibutsu (Great Buddha) at Kamakura

Artist

Kawase Hasui

Physical Description

The daibutsu, or giant buddha, statue takes up the bulk of the pictorial space. Curving upwards and towards the statue is a large pine. At the feet of the green hued daibutsu statue are three women of different generations: a young girl, an adult woman, and an elderly woman. Although a few clouds hover in the sky, the sun appears to be shining brightly, casting some shadows of nearby trees into the picture.

Artist Life Dates

1883-1957

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1930

Accession Number

1982/1.203

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper, ôban tate-e size

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:19:13

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

asian

associated concepts

buildings and the land

costume

costume by form

east asian

japanese

japanese periods

main garments

medieval japanese periods

objects we use

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious buildings

religious structures

sculpture

sculpture by subject type

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Equestrian figure

Artist

Artist Unknown, India

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1980/2.259

Medium and Support

bronze

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:18:01

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

mammals

objects we use

sculpture

sculpture by subject type

statues

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Doriforo di Policleto

Artist

James Anderson

Artist Life Dates

1813-1877

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1880

Accession Number

1980/1.199

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:17:11

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

edged weapons

figures

figures (representations)

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

physical activities

physical activities by general context

rock

rock by form

sculpture by subject type

staff weapons

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

Hercules

Artist

James Anderson

Artist Life Dates

1813-1877

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1880

Accession Number

1980/1.198

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:17:11

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

descriptors

figures

figures (representations)

iconography

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

mythology

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by state or condition

rock

rock by form

sculpture by subject type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

The Capital, Rome

Artist

James Anderson

Artist Life Dates

1813-1877

Century

19th Century

Object Creation Date

circa 1880

Accession Number

1980/1.187

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:17:08

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Equestrian Figure

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1979/2.31

Medium and Support

bronze

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:16:42

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Title

Male Ibeji Figure

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1978

Accession Number

1978/2.15

Medium and Support

carved wood and pigment

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:16:05

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

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Title

Interior of a Pompeiian Home with Figures (The Impluvium)

Artist

Eugène Viollet-le-Duc

Physical Description

An ink drawing in shades of gray with very exact detailing of objects and architectural elements in the scene. It shows the interior of a Roman house with sunlight streaming into an open courtyard with a fountain. The stone fountain has a square basin supported by a pedestal and a standing nude sculpture above it. One wall of the courtyard is decorated with floral designs and two figural scenes. A small bush is growing in a dirt area of the floor and there are two large vessels against the wall. Two figures are standing in a colonnade to the left of the courtyard. One is a woman dressed in a toga who is looking at a man dressed in a short sleeved tunic. The decorations of the floor, walls and ceiling depict ancient classical designs such as ascanthus leaves, meander and scroll patterns and the roof tiles have floral plume decorations and lion's head spouts.

Artist Life Dates

1814-1879

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1873

Accession Number

1976/2.20

Medium and Support

ink and wash over graphite on cream wove paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:14:50

Secondary Keywords

architecture

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Title

La Villa Madama

Artist

Jean-François Janinet

Physical Description

This etching, in a pale blue, brown and gray color scheme, depicts an outdoor scene with a large Roman style building and several human figures in the foreground. One giant wall, with two large arches, with semi-circular apses behind, crosses the middle section of the composition from left to right. It intersects a massive building that has a series of vaulted chambers. Both structures have crumbling stonework and overgrown vegetation. There are several groups of women in the foreground on both sides of a river. Some are in the water washing laundry and some are standing with wash hanging on lines. There is a small dog on the shore.

Artist Life Dates

(active 1752 - 1814, )

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1778

Accession Number

1973/1.737

Medium and Support

etching and lavis-manner engraving printed in color on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:12:41

Secondary Keywords

animals

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Title

Model of goat

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

19th century?

Object Creation Date

19th century (?)

Accession Number

1972/2.101

Medium and Support

bronze

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:10:03

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

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Title

Female Ancestor Figure

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Dogon

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1971

Accession Number

1971/2.24

Medium and Support

carved wood, patination, blood, millet, egg shell

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:09:47

Secondary Keywords

figures

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Title

Fetish Idol

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Ekoi

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1971

Accession Number

1971/1.187

Medium and Support

carved wood, antelope skin and vegetable pigment

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:09:20

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descriptors

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Title

Bust of a Satyr

Artist

Massimiliano Soldani Benzi

Physical Description

This small bust-length figure represents a mustached satyr turning his head toward his left. He wears an animal skin tied at his right shoulder over his bare chest. The liquid character of the cast bronze admirably captures the rippling muscles of the satyr's chest and the flowing curls of his hair and the animal pelt.

Artist Life Dates

1656-1740

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1695

Accession Number

1970/1.193

Medium and Support

bronze on wood base

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:08:35

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

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Title

Stringed Reclining Figure

Artist

Henry Moore

Physical Description

Abstracted human figure reclining on its side. Eight strings resembling the strings of a harp extend from the chest area to the hip.

Artist Life Dates

1898 - 1986

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1939

Accession Number

1968/1.98

Medium and Support

bronze and string on wood base

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:07:23

Secondary Keywords

european

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visual works

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Title

A Votive plaque depicting the Buddha seated in dhyana mudra, and flanked by two stupas

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

1964/2.23

Medium and Support

terracotta, molded

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:06:10

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

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Title

Buddha, seated in the padmasana pose, in dhyana mudra, attended by Indra

Artist

Artist Unknown, Gandhara (Ancient Pakistan and Afghanistan)

Physical Description

A fragment of a stucco relief sculpture.

Century

2nd-4th century

Object Creation Date

100-399

Accession Number

1961/2.83

Medium and Support

stucco relief with traces of polychromy

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:05:07

Secondary Keywords

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indian

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Title

Apostle

Artist

Artist Unknown, Belgium

Physical Description

This marble statue depicts a standing male figure, who holds a closed book in his left hand and makes what appears to be a gesture indicating speech with his right. The curls of his flowing beard and long hair are echoed in the gentle curving folds and undulating edges of his long robe and mantle. He turns his head downward and to his left

Century

14th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1350-1360

Accession Number

1957/2.3

Medium and Support

marble with gilding

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:01:06

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

card, table and board game elements

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Title

Conversation under the Statue, Luxembourg Gardens

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

In the lower left corner, two women are seen seated out of doors conversing in a park-like setting. In the middle distance is a large sculpture on a raised pedestal. Grouped around the sculpture are other small gatherings of people in conversation. Behind the figures and sculpture is the loose indication of trees.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1893

Accession Number

1954/1.438

Medium and Support

transfer lithograph with stumping on laid paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 15:58:11

Secondary Keywords

armed forces

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seating furniture

single seating furniture

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œle-de-france (region)

Title

The Steps, Luxembourg Gardens

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A broad set of steps leading up to a tree-lined terrace are the main features of this work. Figures on the terrace and a sculpture of putti supporting an urn or pot are visible at the top of the stairs; in the left foreground, a woman and little girl are climbing the stairs.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1893

Accession Number

1954/1.437

Medium and Support

transfer lithograph with stumping on wove paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 15:58:10

Secondary Keywords

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