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Dance Movement C; Auguste Rodin

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Title: Dance Movement C
Artist: Auguste Rodin
Physical Description: A bronze sculpture of a dancer. The dancer is shown in a front kick with their right leg.
Artist Life Dates: 1840-1917
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: modeled 1911; cast 1956
Accession Number: 2011/1.73
Medium and Support: bronze
relevance: rank 16.26806
Secondary Keywords: copper alloy; copper and copper alloy; descriptors; inorganic material; materials; materials by composition; metal; metal and metal products; metal by composition or origin; nonferrous metal; objects we use; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by occupation; people in the arts; people in the arts and related occupations; people in the humanities; people in the performing arts; performing artists; visual works; visual works by medium or technique

Dance Movement B; Auguste Rodin

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Title: Dance Movement B
Artist: Auguste Rodin
Physical Description: A bronze sculpture of a dancer. The dancer is shown standing on one foot while stretching the other foot to the back of her head.
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: modeled 1911; cast 1956
Accession Number: 2011/1.72
Medium and Support: bronze
relevance: rank 16.26806
Secondary Keywords: copper alloy; copper and copper alloy; descriptors; inorganic material; materials; materials by composition; metal; metal and metal products; metal by composition or origin; nonferrous metal; objects we use; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by occupation; people in the arts; people in the arts and related occupations; people in the humanities; people in the performing arts; performing artists; visual works; visual works by medium or technique

Dance Movement E; Auguste Rodin

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Title: Dance Movement E
Artist: Auguste Rodin
Physical Description: A bronze sculpture of a dancer. This dancer is shown wstretching their leg up in the air.
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: modeled 1911; cast 1956
Accession Number: 2011/1.74
Medium and Support: bronze
relevance: rank 16.26806
Secondary Keywords: copper alloy; copper and copper alloy; descriptors; inorganic material; materials; materials by composition; metal; metal and metal products; metal by composition or origin; nonferrous metal; objects we use; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by occupation; people in the arts; people in the arts and related occupations; people in the humanities; people in the performing arts; performing artists; visual works; visual works by medium or technique

Dance Movement A; Auguste Rodin

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Title: Dance Movement A
Artist: Auguste Rodin
Physical Description: A bronze sculpture of a dancer. Posed in a high kick.
Artist Life Dates: 1840-1917
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: modeled 1911; cast 1956
Accession Number: 2011/1.71
Medium and Support: bronze
relevance: rank 16.26806
Secondary Keywords: copper alloy; copper and copper alloy; descriptors; inorganic material; materials; materials by composition; metal; metal and metal products; metal by composition or origin; nonferrous metal; objects we use; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by occupation; people in the arts; people in the arts and related occupations; people in the humanities; people in the performing arts; performing artists; visual works; visual works by medium or technique

Jue wine cup; Artist Unknown, China

Title: Jue wine cup
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Physical Description: Bronze oval cup with a rounded base supported on three slender legs of triangular cross section; each leg tapers to a point. The vessel has one loop handle attached to the side, a long pouring spout with a U-shaped channel on one side balanced by a pointed tail on the other, and a pair of capped finials rise from the rim. The piece has a rich green patina and minimal surface decoration.
Century: 13th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1300 BCE - circa 1100 BCE
Accession Number: 1974/1.170
Medium and Support: cast bronze with green patina
relevance: rank 16.11248
Secondary Keywords: containers; containers by form; containers by function or context; containers for serving and consuming food; copper alloy; copper and copper alloy; culinary containers; descriptors; drinking vessels; inorganic material; materials; materials by composition; metal; metal and metal products; metal by composition or origin; nonferrous metal; objects we use; people and culture; styles and periods; styles and periods by general era; three-age system; vessels for serving and consuming food

Little Torso No. 5 (Torse); Hans Arp

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Title: Little Torso No. 5 (Torse)
Artist: Hans Arp
Physical Description: A small polished bronze sculpture of a biomorphic form rising gracefully from a small base. Where it contacts the base, the form stands on two leg-like structures. The form rises from there, narrows, then opens up into a wider, more oblong shape at the top.
Artist Life Dates: 1886-1966
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1930; cast 1957
Accession Number: 1983/1.399
Medium and Support: polished bronze
relevance: rank 15.85478
Secondary Keywords: visual arts; artistic concepts; associated concepts; biological components; biological concepts; components; components and systems; components by specific context; concepts in the arts; copper alloy; copper and copper alloy; descriptors; forms of expression; genres; inorganic material; life; materials; materials by composition; metal; metal and metal products; metal by composition or origin; modern and contemporary art; movement; nonferrous metal; objects we use; people and culture; scientific concepts; the human body; visual works; visual works by medium or technique

Calligraphy; Chang Ku-nien

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Title: Calligraphy
Artist: Chang Ku-nien
Physical Description: The inscription is a famous discussion on the vulgarity and the elegance in painting by Qing Dynasty painter Zou Yigui (or Zou Xiaoshan).
Artist Life Dates: 1906 - 1987
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1970
Accession Number: 2006/1.128
Medium and Support: hanging scroll, ink on gold-flecked paper
relevance: rank 15.85194
Secondary Keywords: coating (material); coating by form; descriptors; gold and gold alloy; image-making processes and techniques; inorganic material; materials; materials by composition; materials by function; metal; metal and metal products; metal by composition or origin; nonferrous metal; objects we use; paintings; paintings by form; processes and techniques; processes and techniques by specific type; scroll paintings; visual works; visual works by medium or technique; writing (processes)

Knife (Power Emblem); Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Mossi

Title: Knife (Power Emblem)
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Mossi
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 20th century
Accession Number: 1998/1.48
Medium and Support: iron blade with wood handle
relevance: rank 15.66677
Secondary Keywords: african; african styles by region; descriptors; edged weapons; gur-speaking peoples styles; inorganic material; iron and iron alloy; materials; materials by composition; metal; metal and metal products; metal by composition or origin; objects; objects we use; people and culture; styles and periods; styles and periods by region; weapons; weapons and ammunition; west african styles; western sudanese styles

Ogun Ax (àáké or edùn Ogun); Artist Unknown, African, Yoruba Peoples Nigeria

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Title: Ogun Ax (àáké or edùn Ogun)
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Yoruba Peoples Nigeria
Physical Description: Carved ax handle is comprised of a kneeling male figure with rounded knob on top of his head, into which narrow end of triangular iron ax blade is embedded.
Century: Mid-20th century
Object Creation Date: 1925-1975
Accession Number: 2006/2.73
Medium and Support: wood, iron
relevance: rank 15.62427
Secondary Keywords: components; components and systems; components by specific context; descriptors; equipment; equipment by general type; inorganic material; iron and iron alloy; materials; materials by composition; metal; metal and metal products; metal by composition or origin; objects we use; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by state or condition; tool and equipment components; tools and equipment; visual works; visual works by subject type

Phra Malai (The Monk); Artist Unknown, Thailand

Title: Phra Malai (The Monk)
Artist: Artist Unknown, Thailand
Physical Description: Gilt bronze statue of monk with a begging bowl over his shoulder. This is Phra Malai, who achieved extraordinary powers through his accumulated merit and was able to visit numerous hells and heavens and then travel back to report on what he had seen. Phrai Malai has elongated ears and stands on a wooden base wearing a detailed robe.
Century: 19th- early 20th century
Object Creation Date: 19th century - early 20th century
Accession Number: 2005/1.453
Medium and Support: gilt bronze
relevance: rank 15.58904
Secondary Keywords: asian; associated concepts; copper alloy; copper and copper alloy; descriptors; inorganic material; materials; materials by composition; metal; metal and metal products; metal by composition or origin; nonferrous metal; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by occupation; people in religion; people in religion and related occupations; people in the humanities; religions; religions and religious concepts; religious (people); southeast asian; styles and periods; styles and periods by region

Niki 1; Chet LaMore

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Title: Niki 1
Artist: Chet LaMore
Physical Description: An abstract sculpture in bronze.
Artist Life Dates: 1908-1980
Object Creation Date: 1957
Accession Number: 2011/1.97
Medium and Support: bronze
relevance: rank 15.57273
Secondary Keywords: copper alloy; copper and copper alloy; descriptors; european; european styles and periods; inorganic material; materials; materials by composition; metal; metal and metal products; metal by composition or origin; modern european fine arts styles and movements; modern european styles and movements; nonferrous metal; objects we use; people and culture; styles and periods; styles and periods by region; visual works; visual works by medium or technique

The Deposition of Christ; Guglielmo della Porta

Title: The Deposition of Christ
Artist: Guglielmo della Porta
Physical Description: A small crowd of figures gathers around the body of a dead man and a fainting woman in the center of this bronze panel. The dead man's body and the two men holding his burial shroud appear in the foreground, while the fainting woman and the three women and the man who support her are positioned immediately above and behind them. Another woman with loose, flowing hair leans forward to kiss the left hand of the dead man, uniting the two parts of this central group. Four other male figures, rendered in slightly smaller scale and lower relief, look on from the sides. Three crosses provide the backdrop to the drama. The central cross is empty, yet two twisting nude males are suspended from the crosses on either side.
Artist Life Dates: 1515-1577
Century: 16th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1564
Accession Number: 1962/2.20
Medium and Support: bronze relief
relevance: rank 15.41773
Secondary Keywords: associated concepts; copper alloy; copper and copper alloy; coverings and hangings; coverings and hangings by function; coverings and hangings by specific type; descriptors; europe (continent); events; executions; furnishings; furnishings by form or function; geographic and political locations; groups of people; groups of people by activity; inorganic material; italy (nation); lazio (region); materials; materials by composition; metal; metal and metal products; metal by composition or origin; nonferrous metal; objects we use; people; people (agents); people and culture; religions; religions and religious concepts; roma (province)

Prestige Axe; Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Lunda Circle Lwena?

Title: Prestige Axe
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Lunda Circle Lwena?
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 20th century
Accession Number: 1998/1.51
Medium and Support: iron or steel blade with wood handle
relevance: rank 15.33720
Secondary Keywords: associated concepts; cutting equipment; cutting tools; descriptors; equipment; equipment by process; inorganic material; iron and iron alloy; materials; materials by composition; metal; metal and metal products; metal by composition or origin; object genres; object genres by material; objects we use; people and culture; social science concepts; social status; sociological concepts; tools and equipment

Throwing knife; African, Congo (Zaire), Zande

Title: Throwing knife
Artist: African, Congo (Zaire), Zande
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1925
Accession Number: 1983/1.149
Medium and Support: engraved and hand-forged iron and fiber
relevance: rank 15.29579
Secondary Keywords: descriptors; edged weapons; fiber and fiber products; inorganic material; iron and iron alloy; knives; materials; materials by composition; materials by form; materials by physical form; metal; metal and metal products; metal by composition or origin; objects we use; projectile weapons; projectile weapons with nonexplosive propellant; projectiles with nonexplosive propellant; weapons; weapons and ammunition

Censer with Maltese crosses, birds, and columns; Artist Unknown, Coptic, Egypt

Title: Censer with Maltese crosses, birds, and columns
Artist: Artist Unknown, Coptic, Egypt
Physical Description: The body of this cylindrical censer is decorated with eight columns spaced at regular intervals. The lid of the censer consists of an openwork dome divided into sections by eight vertical ribs that converge at its apex. An arched horizontal band intersects the midpoint of the ribs, and these eight junctures are marked with a projecting bird that holds a small bronze ball dangling from its beak. Two segments of the dome are decorated with Maltese crosses while another two feature curved plant forms. The apex is surmounted by a finial comprised of a globe topped by a Maltese cross on which a bird holding a piece of fruit perches.
Century: 6th-7th century
Object Creation Date: 500-699
Accession Number: 1960/2.4
Medium and Support: bronze
relevance: rank 15.19763
Secondary Keywords: animals and creatures; architectural elements; associated concepts; ceremonial containers; christianity; columns and column components; components; components and systems; components by specific context; containers; containers by function or context; copper alloy; copper and copper alloy; crosses (motifs); descriptors; design elements; inorganic material; materials; materials by composition; metal; metal and metal products; metal by composition or origin; motifs; nonferrous metal; objects we use; people and culture; religions; religions and religious concepts; structural elements; structural elements and structural element components; supporting and resisting elements

Standing Figure; Alberto Giacometti

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Title: Standing Figure
Artist: Alberto Giacometti
Physical Description: An elongated figure with minimal features stands on a small rectangular base with left foot slightly forward. The metal has a texture resembling molten wax.
Artist Life Dates: 1901 - 1966
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1957
Accession Number: 1958/1.137
Medium and Support: bronze
relevance: rank 15.10429
Secondary Keywords: visual arts; artistic concepts; associated concepts; concepts in the arts; copper alloy; copper and copper alloy; descriptors; figures; forming; forms of expression; genres; inorganic material; materials; materials by composition; metal; metal and metal products; metal by composition or origin; modern and contemporary art; nonferrous metal; objects we use; people and culture; people and occupations; physical activities; physical activities by general context; processes and techniques; processes and techniques by specific type; visual works; visual works by medium or technique; visual works by subject type

Requiem; Erwin Binder

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Title: Requiem
Artist: Erwin Binder
Physical Description: bronze abstract sculpture
Artist Life Dates: 1934-1993
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1988
Accession Number: 2004/2.107
Medium and Support: bronze on concrete
relevance: rank 15.09270
Secondary Keywords: architecture; copper alloy; copper and copper alloy; descriptors; european; european styles and periods; figures; inorganic material; materials; materials by composition; metal; metal and metal products; metal by composition or origin; modern and contemporary art; modern european fine arts styles and movements; modern european styles and movements; nonferrous metal; objects we use; people and culture; people and occupations; sculpture; sculpture by location or context; styles and periods; styles and periods by region; visual works; visual works by medium or technique

Brown and White Porcelain Inkwell, Nippon inkwell stand, hand painted gold, art nouveau; Artist Unknown

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Title: Brown and White Porcelain Inkwell, Nippon inkwell stand, hand painted gold, art nouveau
Artist: Artist Unknown
Physical Description: A porcelain inkwell with a rectangular body and a penstand on the one side; and it is decorated with drawings and patterns of brown leaves. There is no lid cover for the inkwell.
Object Creation Date: 1875-1975
Accession Number: 2010/1.304
Medium and Support: porcelain, gold
relevance: rank 15.04055
Secondary Keywords: containers; containers by function or context; containers for writing equipment; descriptors; european; european styles and periods; gold and gold alloy; inorganic material; materials; materials by composition; metal; metal and metal products; metal by composition or origin; modern british ceramics styles; modern british decorative arts styles and movements; modern british styles and movements; modern european regional styles and movements; modern european styles and movements; nonferrous metal; objects we use; people and culture; styles and periods; styles and periods by region

Adze; Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Mossi

Title: Adze
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Mossi
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 20th century
Accession Number: 1998/1.98
Medium and Support: iron blade and handle with copper and brass decoration
relevance: rank 14.97226
Secondary Keywords: cutting equipment; cutting tools; descriptors; equipment; equipment by process; inorganic material; iron and iron alloy; materials; materials by composition; metal; metal and metal products; metal by composition or origin; object genres; object genres by material; objects; objects we use; tools; tools and equipment

Temple bell with handle of a pair of addorsed lions and a dragon; Artist Unknown, Burma

Title: Temple bell with handle of a pair of addorsed lions and a dragon
Artist: Artist Unknown, Burma
Physical Description: Bronze temple bell with traces of polychrome, text, and lowermost handle in shape of a pair of addorsed lions. A decorated post threads through the space created by the back-to-back lions, on which an additional handle decorated with addorsed dragons is thread. The open space created between the dragons' connecting tails is where part of a frame would pass through, suspending the bell above the ground. This type of bell does not have a metal clapper, and is rung by striking with a wooden stick.
Century: Early 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1907
Accession Number: 2002/2.237A-C
Medium and Support: bronze with traces of polychrome
relevance: rank 14.87334
Secondary Keywords: hollow-bodied; animals and creatures; bells and sets of bells; buildings and the land; chordophones; copper alloy; copper and copper alloy; descriptors; directly struck idiophones; inorganic material; legendary creatures; mammals; materials; materials by composition; metal; metal and metal products; metal by composition or origin; nonferrous metal; objects we use; percussion idiophones; religious buildings; religious structures; single built works; single built works by function; single built works by specific type; sound devices; sound devices by acoustical characteristics; struck idiophones

Bracelet with rope and button decorations; African, Ivory Coast?

Title: Bracelet with rope and button decorations
Artist: African, Ivory Coast?
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1925
Accession Number: 1986/2.146
Medium and Support: bronze
relevance: rank 14.83706
Secondary Keywords: copper alloy; copper and copper alloy; cord (fiber product); costume; costume accessories; costume accessories worn; descriptors; fiber and fiber products; fiber products; inorganic material; jewelry; jewelry by location; jewelry worn on arms and hands; materials; materials by composition; materials by form; materials by physical form; metal; metal and metal products; metal by composition or origin; nonferrous metal; objects; objects of adornment; objects we use

Twisted metal bracelet with chameleon; Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Lobi

Title: Twisted metal bracelet with chameleon
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Lobi
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1950
Accession Number: 1985/2.54
Medium and Support: cast bronze (cire perdue)
relevance: rank 14.69296
Secondary Keywords: african; african styles by region; animals; animals and creatures; copper alloy; copper and copper alloy; costume; costume accessories; costume accessories worn; descriptors; gur-speaking peoples styles; inorganic material; jewelry; jewelry by location; jewelry worn on arms and hands; materials; materials by composition; metal; metal and metal products; metal by composition or origin; nonferrous metal; object genres; object genres by technique; objects we use; people and culture; styles and periods; styles and periods by region; the natural world; west african styles; western sudanese styles

Vajra bell (Lontjeng) (one of a pair); Artist Unknown, Indonesia, Java

Title: Vajra bell (Lontjeng) (one of a pair)
Artist: Artist Unknown, Indonesia, Java
Physical Description: This is one of a pair of Javanese bells. A talon-like vajra sits atop the bronze handle. Lotus petals decorate the base, and the faces encircling the the bell above them depict Prajnaparamita, the bodhisattva aspect of “Perfection of Wisdom.”
Century: 16th -17th century
Object Creation Date: 16th century - 17th century
Accession Number: 1957/2.54
Medium and Support: bronze
relevance: rank 14.52564
Secondary Keywords: hollow-bodied; associated concepts; bells and sets of bells; biological components; buddhism; buddhist doctrinal concepts; chordophones; components; components and systems; components by specific context; copper alloy; copper and copper alloy; descriptors; directly struck idiophones; doctrinal concepts; heads; inorganic material; materials; materials by composition; metal; metal and metal products; metal by composition or origin; nonferrous metal; objects; objects we use; people and culture; percussion idiophones; religions; religions and religious concepts; religious concepts; sound devices; sound devices by acoustical characteristics; struck idiophones; the human body; upper body

One of Four Panels of Textile Fragments: Brocades in Various Traditional Pattern; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: One of Four Panels of Textile Fragments: Brocades in Various Traditional Pattern
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description: A checkered gold brocade foregrounds five fragments of textile: a square in the middle surrounded by four cornerpieces. Each textile has a different design, some with butterflies, birds, and other floral motifs.
Century: 19th to 20th centuries
Object Creation Date: 1860-1926
Accession Number: 1972/2.44.9
Medium and Support: silk brocade (nishiki) and silk brocade with gilt paper (kinran)
relevance: rank 14.49533
Secondary Keywords: patterning; animals and creatures; arthropods; components; components and systems; components by specific context; costume components; descriptors; design elements; gold and gold alloy; inorganic material; insects; materials; materials by composition; metal; metal and metal products; metal by composition or origin; metalwork; motifs; nonferrous metal; object genres; object genres by material; plant-derived motifs; processes and techniques; processes and techniques by material; processes and techniques by specific type; textile construction processes and techniques; textile processes and techniques; textile weaving processes and techniques; textile weaving techniques; weft patterning

One of Four Panels of Textile Fragments: Indigo Brocades; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: One of Four Panels of Textile Fragments: Indigo Brocades
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description: Fragments of brocade textiles are stitched symmetrically into gold fabric. Gold, blue, and brownish/copper hues create the patterns on the textile fragments.
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1900-1926
Accession Number: 1972/2.44.3
Medium and Support: silk brocade (nishiki)
relevance: rank 14.45262
Secondary Keywords: patterning; components; components and systems; components by specific context; costume components; descriptors; gold and gold alloy; inorganic material; materials; materials by composition; metal; metal and metal products; metal by composition or origin; metalwork; nonferrous metal; object genres; object genres by material; processes and techniques; processes and techniques by material; processes and techniques by specific type; textile construction processes and techniques; textile processes and techniques; textile weaving processes and techniques; textile weaving techniques; weft patterning

Monkey in a persimmon tree; Ohara Shôson (Koson)

Title: Monkey in a persimmon tree
Artist: Ohara Shôson (Koson)
Physical Description: Boldly colored monkey in a persimmon tree. A wasp hovers near its nest hanging from a branch.
Artist Life Dates: 1877-1945
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1935
Accession Number: 1982/1.204
Medium and Support: Color woodblock print on paper
relevance: rank 14.35066
Secondary Keywords: agricultural structures; animal housing; animals and creatures; apiaries; asian; buildings and the land; descriptors; east asian; food; gold and gold alloy; inorganic material; japanese; japanese printmaking styles; japanese styles; landscapes (environments); mammals; materials; materials by composition; materials by function; metal; metal and metal products; metal by composition or origin; natural landscapes; nonferrous metal; people and culture; plants; settlements and landscapes; single built works; single built works by function; single built works by specific type; styles and periods; styles and periods by region; vegetation and vegetation components; vegetation components; woody plants

Girl with French Loaves; Chet LaMore

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Title: Girl with French Loaves
Artist: Chet LaMore
Physical Description: Highly abstracted figure with oval body, short straight legs, and a large mushroom shaped head with a crude, wide-mouthed face. Between the body and head are two horizontal bars that are slightly longer than the width of the head. The sculpture is quite flat, and the bronze has a molten look.
Artist Life Dates: 1908-1980
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1959
Accession Number: 1981/2.111
Medium and Support: bronze
relevance: rank 14.33040
Secondary Keywords: copper alloy; copper and copper alloy; descriptors; european; european styles and periods; food; inorganic material; materials; materials by composition; materials by function; metal; metal and metal products; metal by composition or origin; modern and contemporary art; modern european fine arts styles and movements; modern european styles and movements; movement; nonferrous metal; objects we use; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by gender; sculpture; sculpture by material; styles and periods; styles and periods by region; visual works; visual works by medium or technique; visual works by subject type

Hairpin; Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Mangbetu

Title: Hairpin
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Mangbetu
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1900-1985
Accession Number: 1985/2.40
Medium and Support: bronze
relevance: rank 14.27407
Secondary Keywords: accessories worn on the head; african; african styles by region; central and equatorial african styles; copper alloy; copper and copper alloy; costume; costume accessories; costume accessories worn; descriptors; hair accessories; inorganic material; materials; materials by composition; metal; metal and metal products; metal by composition or origin; nonferrous metal; northeast democratic republic of congo styles; northern democratic republic of congo styles; objects we use; people and culture; styles and periods; styles and periods by region; western democratic republic of congo styles; zande-mangbetu region

Adze; Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Mossi

Title: Adze
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Mossi
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 20th century
Accession Number: 1998/1.96
Medium and Support: iron blade with wood handle
relevance: rank 14.16802
Secondary Keywords: african; african styles by region; cutting equipment; cutting tools; descriptors; equipment; equipment by process; gur-speaking peoples styles; inorganic material; iron and iron alloy; materials; materials by composition; metal; metal and metal products; metal by composition or origin; object genres; object genres by material; objects; objects we use; people and culture; styles and periods; styles and periods by region; tools; tools and equipment; west african styles; western sudanese styles

Adze; Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Mossi

Title: Adze
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Mossi
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 20th century
Accession Number: 1998/1.97
Medium and Support: iron blade and handle with copper and brass decoration
relevance: rank 14.16802
Secondary Keywords: african; african styles by region; cutting equipment; cutting tools; descriptors; equipment; equipment by process; gur-speaking peoples styles; inorganic material; iron and iron alloy; materials; materials by composition; metal; metal and metal products; metal by composition or origin; object genres; object genres by material; objects; objects we use; people and culture; styles and periods; styles and periods by region; tools; tools and equipment; west african styles; western sudanese styles

Standing Buddha in Abhaya-vara mudra; Artist Unknown, Korea

Title: Standing Buddha in Abhaya-vara mudra
Artist: Artist Unknown, Korea
Physical Description: Gilt bronze standing Buddha on lotus pedestal. He is clothed in monastic robes with cascading U-shaped folds, similar to the gentle folds of his neck. His hands ake the form of two mudras: the abhaya (“have no fear”) mudra with the right hand, and varada (“wishes are granted”) mudra with the left.; It is well proportioned overall and represent Buddha in a standing position; a position quite popular in Unified Shilla Buddhist sculpture. The Ushinisha on the top of Buddha's head is tall, voluminous and black. The face is plump and facial features, including the eyes, nose and the mouth, are all rather small. The earlobes hang are hanging and the three curved lines on the neck are highly distinct.
Century: ca. 8th century
Object Creation Date: late 7th century - early 8th century
Accession Number: 1961/2.80
Medium and Support: gilt bronze
relevance: rank 14.16429
Secondary Keywords: additive and joining processes and techniques; associated concepts; attributes and properties; attributes and properties by specific type; copper alloy; copper and copper alloy; descriptors; figures (representations); form attributes; inorganic material; materials; materials by composition; metal; metal and metal products; metal by composition or origin; metallizing; nonferrous metal; objects we use; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by state or condition; processes and techniques; processes and techniques by specific type; religions; religions and religious concepts; size (extent); size by specific type; surface covering processes and techniques; visual works; visual works by subject type

Anklet with figures on opposing ends; Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Lobi

Title: Anklet with figures on opposing ends
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Lobi
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1950
Accession Number: 1985/2.53
Medium and Support: cast bronze, lost wax method
relevance: rank 14.13440
Secondary Keywords: african; african styles by region; copper alloy; copper and copper alloy; costume; costume accessories; costume accessories worn; descriptors; gur-speaking peoples styles; inorganic material; jewelry; jewelry by location; jewelry worn on legs and feet; materials; materials by composition; metal; metal and metal products; metal by composition or origin; nonferrous metal; object genres; object genres by technique; objects; objects we use; people and culture; people and occupations; styles and periods; styles and periods by region; visual works; visual works by subject type; west african styles; western sudanese styles

Genji espies Murasaki for the first time, from the Wakamurasaki chapter of The Tale of Genji; Kanô Tsunenobu; Attributed to

Title: Genji espies Murasaki for the first time, from the Wakamurasaki chapter of The Tale of Genji
Artist: Kanô Tsunenobu
Physical Description: Among a gold and bright mineral pigmented landscape, Genji stands below a cherry tree in full bloom and watches Murasaki, who stands in an architectural structure. A distant stream and hilltops indicate the isolated setting.
Artist Life Dates: active 1636-1713
Century: 17th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1670-1680
Accession Number: 2002/1.168
Medium and Support: ink, color, and gold pigment and foil on paper
relevance: rank 13.91520
Secondary Keywords: upward; allegory and literature; architecture; artistic concepts; artistic devices; associated concepts; bodies of water; bodies of water and components of bodies of water; bodies of water by size; buildings and the land; business and industry; concepts in the arts; deciduous trees; descriptors; document genres; gold and gold alloy; houses; information forms; inorganic material; landforms; landforms and landform components; landforms by shape or position; landscapes (environments); materials; materials by composition; metal; metal and metal products; metal by composition or origin; mine; natural landscapes; nonferrous metal; objects we use; people and culture; people and occupations; plants; riverine bodies; settlements and landscapes; symbolism; the natural world; trees by leaf life; vegetation and vegetation components; vegetation components; woody plants

Man in Motion (Uomo in movimento); Mino Rosso

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Title: Man in Motion (Uomo in movimento)
Artist: Mino Rosso
Physical Description: A bronze sculpture of an abstracted male figure in motion. His knees are bent as he leans into his movement. His arms are tucked along his torso, and he appears to be propelling his movement with great force. The surface is a bright bronze color but with some patina.
Artist Life Dates: 1904 - 1963
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1934
Accession Number: 1959/2.100
Medium and Support: bronze with wood base
relevance: rank 13.79231
Secondary Keywords: visual arts; artistic concepts; associated concepts; concepts in the arts; copper alloy; copper and copper alloy; descriptors; dynamics; european; european styles and periods; forms of expression; genres; inorganic material; materials; materials by composition; mechanics concepts; metal; metal and metal products; metal by composition or origin; modern and contemporary art; modern european regional styles and movements; modern european styles and movements; modern italian styles and movements; nonferrous metal; objects we use; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by gender; physical sciences concepts; physics concepts; scientific concepts; styles and periods; styles and periods by region; visual works; visual works by medium or technique; visual works by subject type

Crossbow fibula with vegetal ornament on the catchplate; Anonymous Gallo-Roman

Title: Crossbow fibula with vegetal ornament on the catchplate
Artist: Anonymous Gallo-Roman
Physical Description: This fibula, a type of brooch used to pin outer garments, features a crossbar that ends in three onion-shaped terminals, which give the fibula a shape reminiscent of a crossbow. An arched bow connects the crossbar to the longer catchplate, which is ornamented with vegetal motifs.
Century: 5th century
Object Creation Date: 450-500
Accession Number: 1966/2.17
Medium and Support: gilt bronze
relevance: rank 13.65745
Secondary Keywords: additive and joining processes and techniques; associated concepts; copper alloy; copper and copper alloy; costume; costume accessories; costume accessories worn; culture and related concepts; culture-related concepts; descriptors; europe (continent); european; european styles and periods; geographic and political locations; inorganic material; jewelry; jewelry by location; jewelry worn on costume; materials; materials by composition; medieval; medieval styles and periods; metal; metal and metal products; metal by composition or origin; metallizing; nonferrous metal; objects we use; people and culture; pins (jewelry); processes and techniques; processes and techniques by specific type; styles and periods; styles and periods by region; surface covering processes and techniques

One of Four Panels of Textile Fragments: Obi Brocades; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: One of Four Panels of Textile Fragments: Obi Brocades
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description: The colorful strips of brocade at the top and bottom of this panel feature a woven design of ivy and peonies entwined around cartwheels, bamboo, and stylized diamonds. A wide rectangular fragment of an obi (sash for kimono) lie at the center of the textile. It is an almost abstract design of boats tossed in a frothy sea. The warm, muted tones of the gold are matched in color selections of mauve, and muted purple, blue, and green threads.
Century: 17th to 19th centuries
Object Creation Date: 17th century - 18th century
Accession Number: 1972/2.44.2
Medium and Support: brocade with gilt paper (kinran nishiki) & float stitch embroidery (watashi nui)
relevance: rank 13.56662
Secondary Keywords: patterning; buildings and the land; components; components and systems; components by specific context; costume components; descriptors; design elements; gold and gold alloy; herbaceous plants; inorganic material; landscapes (environments); materials; materials by composition; metal; metal and metal products; metal by composition or origin; metalwork; motifs; natural landscapes; nonferrous metal; object genres; object genres by material; plant-derived motifs; plants; processes and techniques; processes and techniques by material; processes and techniques by specific type; settlements and landscapes; textile construction processes and techniques; textile processes and techniques; textile weaving processes and techniques; textile weaving techniques; vegetation and vegetation components; vegetation components; weft patterning; woody plants

Commemorative Head of an Oba of the Benin kingdom; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Benin

Title: Commemorative Head of an Oba of the Benin kingdom
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Benin
Physical Description: Cast brass head of a human. An opening at the top would have supported a carved elephant tusk. The heads wears elaborate "winged" headgear.
Accession Number: 2005/1.260
Medium and Support: bronze
relevance: rank 13.49000
Secondary Keywords: aristocracy; biological components; buildings and the land; components; components and systems; components by specific context; copper alloy; copper and copper alloy; descriptors; figures; figures (representations); groups of people; inorganic material; materials; materials by composition; metal; metal and metal products; metal by composition or origin; nobility; nonferrous metal; objects we use; people; people (agents); people and culture; people and occupations; political figures; religious structures; single built works; single built works by function; single built works by specific type; social classes; social classes by specific type; social groups; the human body; upper body; upper class; visual works; visual works by subject type

Janus Bird (Oiseau Janus); Max Ernst

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Title: Janus Bird (Oiseau Janus)
Artist: Max Ernst
Physical Description: Standing bronze figure with recto/verso. The silhouette of the body is rectangular in shape. The heads on both side are simply rendered with rounded eyes and a pursed -lip mouth on one, a button nose on the other; bodies are supported by short legs; sides loosely suggest representations of male and female anatomy with side-by-side scallop shells suggesting a breasted chest on one side, an upward facing frog/toad in the phallus area on the reverse side.
Artist Life Dates: 1891-1976
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1973
Accession Number: 1987/1.160
Medium and Support: bronze
relevance: rank 13.48900
Secondary Keywords: amphibians; animals; animals and creatures; combination inorganic/organic animal material; combination inorganic/organic material; copper alloy; copper and copper alloy; descriptors; european; european styles and periods; inorganic material; materials; materials by composition; metal; metal and metal products; metal by composition or origin; modern and contemporary art; modern european fine arts styles and movements; modern european styles and movements; movement; nonferrous metal; objects we use; people and culture; reptiles; reptiles and amphibians; shell and shell material; styles and periods; styles and periods by region; the natural world; visual works; visual works by medium or technique; visual works by subject type

Pope Sixtus IV (obverse), and the Ponte Sisto (reverse); Lysippus

Title: Pope Sixtus IV (obverse), and the Ponte Sisto (reverse)
Artist: Lysippus
Physical Description: The front (obverse) of this medal depicts the profile portrait of a man with a tonsure, wearing a cope adorned with acorns and oak leaves and a large clasp. An inscription runs around the border. The reverse represents a bridge spanning a river enclosed within a border of oak leaves. An inscription appears above the balustrade of the bridge.
Artist Life Dates: active 1471-1484
Century: 15th century
Object Creation Date: 1473
Accession Number: 1984/1.285
Medium and Support: cast bronze
relevance: rank 13.45594
Secondary Keywords: image form; buildings and the land; christian clergy; clergy; copper alloy; copper and copper alloy; descriptors; forming; inorganic material; materials; materials by composition; medals; metal; metal and metal products; metal by composition or origin; nonferrous metal; 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; prelates; processes and techniques; processes and techniques by specific type; single built works; single built works by function; single built works by specific type; transportation structures; transportation structures by form; views; views by vantage point or orientation; visual works; visual works by form; visual works by subject type

Rectangular Bronze Form No. 2; Robert Adams

Title: Rectangular Bronze Form No. 2
Artist: Robert Adams
Physical Description: Thin, double-side, H-shaped bronze sculpture. Each side is made up of a collection of rough rectangle shapes overlapping and butting up against one another. Two rectangle-shaped openings penetrate the piece.
Artist Life Dates: 1917-1984
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1953
Accession Number: 1954/2.40
Medium and Support: bronze with wood base
relevance: rank 12.89109
Secondary Keywords: visual arts; artistic concepts; associated concepts; concepts in the arts; copper alloy; copper and copper alloy; descriptors; european; european styles and periods; forms of expression; genres; geometric concepts; geometric figures; geometric shapes; inorganic material; materials; materials by composition; mathematical concepts; metal; metal and metal products; metal by composition or origin; metalworking and metalworking processes and techniques; modern and contemporary art; modern european fine arts styles and movements; modern european styles and movements; non-representational art; nonferrous metal; objects we use; people and culture; plane figures; polygons; processes and techniques; processes and techniques by material; processes and techniques by specific type; quadrilaterals; scientific concepts; styles and periods; styles and periods by region; visual and tactile; visual works; visual works by medium or technique

Pope Clement IX (obverse), and the Ponte Sant' Angelo (reverse); Nicolas-François Chéron

Title: Pope Clement IX (obverse), and the Ponte Sant' Angelo (reverse)
Artist: Nicolas-François Chéron
Physical Description: The front (obverse) of the medal presents a profile portrait of a bearded man wearing a cassock, cap, and stole. The reverse depicts a bridge spanning a river. A winged figure flies above the bridge blowing a trumpet, while a nude male figure reclines below the bridge in the foreground and a wolf nurses at his feet. Inscriptions run around both the border edge of both sides of the medal.
Artist Life Dates: died 1746
Century: 17th-18th century
Object Creation Date: 1669
Accession Number: 1984/1.284
Medium and Support: cast bronze
relevance: rank 12.87443
Secondary Keywords: image form; biological components; buildings and the land; christian clergy; clergy; components; components and systems; components by specific context; copper alloy; copper and copper alloy; descriptors; forming; inorganic material; materials; materials by composition; medals; metal; metal and metal products; metal by composition or origin; nonferrous metal; 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; prelates; processes and techniques; processes and techniques by specific type; single built works; single built works by function; single built works by specific type; the human body; transportation structures; transportation structures by form; upper body; views; views by vantage point or orientation; visual works; visual works by form; visual works by subject type

Pope Alexander VII (obverse), and the Piazzo del Popolo (reverse); Gioacchino Travani

Title: Pope Alexander VII (obverse), and the Piazzo del Popolo (reverse)
Artist: Gioacchino Travani
Physical Description: The front (obverse) of this medal represents a portrait of a man in profile wearing a papal tiara and a cope. The reverse depicts a city square dominated by an obelisk with a pair of identical domed churches in the background. Inscriptions run around the edge of the medal on both sides.
Artist Life Dates: Active 1634-1674
Century: 17th-18th century
Object Creation Date: 1662
Accession Number: 1984/1.282
Medium and Support: bronze
relevance: rank 12.65664
Secondary Keywords: image form; biological components; buildings and the land; christian clergy; clergy; components; components and systems; components by specific context; copper alloy; copper and copper alloy; descriptors; forming; inorganic material; materials; materials by composition; medals; metal; metal and metal products; metal by composition or origin; monumental pillars; monuments; monuments by form; nonferrous metal; objects we use; open spaces; open spaces and site elements; open spaces by form; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by occupation; people in religion; people in religion and related occupations; people in the humanities; prelates; processes and techniques; processes and techniques by specific type; single built works; single built works by function; single built works by specific type; the human body; upper body; views; views by vantage point or orientation; visual works; visual works by form

Long Wood and Metal Pipe; Artist Unknown, African

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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 12.60204
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

One of Four Panels of Textile Fragments: Kinran and Karaori; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: One of Four Panels of Textile Fragments: Kinran and Karaori
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description: This brocade makes use of gold thread, creating a composite that shimmers. the warm, muted tones of the gold are matched in color selections of light blue, dark blue, yellow, mauve, silvery white, and muted green threads. Two textile fragments have been sewn into a gold background. On the left is a rectangular segment of a blue and green dragon among clouds. The right segment is a floral decoration of a variety of plants and colors, interspersed with horizontal lines.
Century: 17th to 18th centuries
Object Creation Date: 17th century
Accession Number: 1972/2.44.1
Medium and Support: silk brocade with gilt paper (kinran); Noh robe fragment, karaori (Chinese weave
relevance: rank 12.49235
Secondary Keywords: patterning; animals and creatures; associated concepts; buildings and the land; components; components and systems; components by specific context; costume components; descriptors; design elements; earth sciences concepts; gold and gold alloy; herbaceous plants; inorganic material; landscapes (environments); legendary creatures; materials; materials by composition; metal; metal and metal products; metal by composition or origin; metalwork; motifs; natural landscapes; nonferrous metal; object genres; object genres by material; people and culture; physical sciences concepts; plant-derived motifs; plants; processes and techniques; processes and techniques by material; processes and techniques by specific type; scientific concepts; settlements and landscapes; textile construction processes and techniques; textile processes and techniques; textile weaving processes and techniques; textile weaving techniques; vegetation and vegetation components; vegetation components; weather and related phenomena; weather-related phenomena; weft patterning; woody plants

Prestige Pipe; Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon Grassfields Cameroon

Title: Prestige Pipe
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon Grassfields Cameroon
Physical Description: Pipe made in three parts: wood-carved stem, inner metal pipe for drawing smoke, and metal, possibly bronze bowl. Wood-carved, openwork stem is comprised of interlocking lizards; spiral whorls cover the cast metal bowl. bands of cowrie shells encircle the bottom and “neck” of the bowl, while its lip is topped with the classic Grassfields motif of a prestige cap.
Century: Mid-20th century
Object Creation Date: 1925-1975
Accession Number: 1985/1.150
Medium and Support: wood, metal, possibly copper and bronze
relevance: rank 11.60171
Secondary Keywords: smoking and tobacco use; associated concepts; descriptors; equipment; equipment by context; equipment for personal use; inorganic material; materials; materials by composition; materials by origin; metal and metal products; objects we use; people and culture; physical activities; physical activities by general context; plant material; social science concepts; social status; sociological concepts; tools and equipment; wood and wood products

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