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Title

Brass Knife

Artist

Artist Unknown, African

Physical Description

A long, curved brass knife.

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2010/2.9

Medium and Support

brass

relevance

rank 10.41336

Primary Keywords

brasswork

knife (weapon)

Title

Kris handle

Artist

Indonesia

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1981/2.78

Medium and Support

wood

relevance

rank 10.41336

Primary Keywords

hilt

knife (weapon)

Title

Capture of the Resistance, No. 9 from 'Les Grandes Misères de la Guerre'

Artist

Jacques Callot

Artist Life Dates

1592/3-1635

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1633

Accession Number

1972/2.361

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 10.29887

Primary Keywords

house

soldiers

trees

weapon

Title

Ge (ceremonial dagger-axe)

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

ceremonial bronze ge dagger-axe, with pointed blade on one end and zoomorphic tang of stylized bird motif on the other.

Century

13th-11th century BCE

Object Creation Date

circa 1300 BCE - circa 1100 BCE

Accession Number

1996/2.19

Medium and Support

cast bronze with malachite patina

relevance

rank 10.29887

Primary Keywords

blade

bronze (metal)

weapon

Title

Mythological Group

Artist

Charles André Van Loo

Artist Life Dates

1705-1765

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1705-1765

Accession Number

1960/1.129

Medium and Support

pen and wash on white paper

relevance

rank 10.29887

Primary Keywords

horses

mythology

nudes

weapon

Title

Brass Knife with Sheath

Artist

Artist Unknown, African

Physical Description

A long knife with a brass handle and its sheath. A dark brown rope is tied to the sheath, which has etched designs decorating it.

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2010/2.8

Medium and Support

brass

relevance

rank 10.29887

Primary Keywords

brasswork

knife (weapon)

sheath

Title

Tout ce qu'on voudra. Pl. 50: Inconvénient d'être trop sentimental...

Artist

Honoré Victorin Daumier

Artist Life Dates

1808-1879

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1848

Accession Number

1954/1.103

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 10.18687

Primary Keywords

crouching

hats

trees

walking

weapon

Title

The Five Kings Hanged (Joshua 10:26)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Germany

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

15th century

Accession Number

1930.25

Medium and Support

hand-colored woodcut on paper

relevance

rank 10.07728

Primary Keywords

armor

death

king

spear

trees

weapon

Title

Kalpasutra manuscript, leaf: The Courtesan Kosha and the King's Charioteer (fol. no. 102v)

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Gujarat

Physical Description

Alongside a block of calligraphic text a red rectable sets off an illustrative space. In the bottom right corner of the illustration a woman dances, and on the left a larger figure pulls an arrow taught in a bow.

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

early 15th century

Accession Number

1997/2.39

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

relevance

rank 10.07728

Primary Keywords

arrow

bow (weapon)

calligraphy

dancer

manuscripts

Title

El matarife (No. 6 of a set of 10 prints)

Artist

José Ortega

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1950-1953

Accession Number

1954/1.62

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 9.66154

Primary Keywords

book

bucket

child

figures

st. john the evangelist

standing

table

weapon

Title

Four-armed Vishnu

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan

Physical Description

Vishnu stands with his legs apart holding his four attributes in his hands. Reading in clockwise direction from his right front hand he holds: his club, discus, conch and lotus, here a rather flat object cupped in his palm. His back two arms are extremely short. The figure is encircled with a decorated arch with a line of beads and triangular shaped openings around them. A stylized sun and moon are to either side of Vishnu’s head. He wears a variety of simple, lumpy jewelry at his feet are a horse to his right and a bull or cow to his left and between them are three rings lying flat on the base. At the front of the base are seven stylized horses, identifying this as a combination figure: Vishnu and the sun god Surya, whose chariot is pulled by seven horses.

Century

18th-19th century

Object Creation Date

18th century - 19th century

Accession Number

1977/2.49

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 9.46627

Primary Keywords

bull

club (weapon)

conch (shell)

deity

discus

flames

hinduism

horse

lotus

vishnu

Title

No. 6 of the series of 12 prints;

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1788-89, Ch'ing Dynasty (1644-1912)

Accession Number

1956/1.82

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

relevance

rank 9.18773

Primary Keywords

battle

cliffs

groups

road

samurai

seas

seascapes

soldiers

spears

swords

trees

war

warriors

water

weapon

Title

Soldier figure

Artist

African, West Africa, Kamba

Physical Description

Carved wooden figure of a soldier. The general shape is cyclindrical and elongated on the vertical axis. The helmet, uniform, and gun are styled after WW2 era armaments. The jacket, gun, and face are detailed.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1983

Accession Number

1983/2.193

Medium and Support

wood

relevance

rank 9.03526

Primary Keywords

figures (representations)

helmet

men

military

military uniforms

standing

weapon

weapons

woodwork

Title

Durga, seated, with sixteen arms

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, South India

Physical Description

Durga sits with her legs in a half lotus position, crossed in front of her, but not interlaced. She has a narrow waist and rounded pointy breasts with broad shoulders. Her front two hands hold a rosary (also in a reassuring gesture) and a pot. Her other hands fan out around her. Reading clockwise, she carries a wide assortment of weapons, an arrow, sword, feather, club, discus, trident and [?] on her right and conch, bell, noose, trident, club?, shield, bow and a kapala (skull cup). She has large open eyes and a full mouth and nose. She wears jewelry including necklaces and shoulder loops, armlets, bracelets and large floral earrings. Her crown rest atop her head, but there are wing-like elements that fan out behind her ears. She sits on a squared base with stylized lotus petals over simpler moldings.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1981/2.59

Medium and Support

copper

relevance

rank 8.84088

Primary Keywords

arrow

bell (idiophone)

club (weapon)

conch shell

deity

discus

feather

flower (plant)

hindu

hinduism

jewelry

rosary

seated

sword

trident

Title

Arms of Prince Rudolph II von Scherenberg, Bishop of Würzburg

Artist

Master AG

Artist Life Dates

(active 1475 - 1490)

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

1482

Accession Number

1984/2.42

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

relevance

rank 8.49261

Primary Keywords

angel

coat of arms

figures

figures (representations)

lions

staff

staffs (staff weapon components)

winged