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Metalwork
Goldweight
Asante artist, (active )
Asante artist
Ghana
1 5/8 x 1 1/8 x 1/2 in. (4.1 x 2.9 x 1.3 cm)
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Brass
Brass
Asante; made in Ghana
0
0
1900-2000, African, African art, male figures, men, metalwork
Metalwork
Fueled by rich deposits of gold, the Asante engaged in extensive trade relations with European and African nations. Buyers and vendors used brass weights such as these to counterbalance gold dust on scales. Each Asante family had their own set of brass pieces. Unsurprisingly the vendors’ weights were often too heavy and the buyer’s weights too light. Many goldweights represented local proverbs with social or moral meanings that served as ethical reminders during the sometimes fraught ordeal of gold-weighing. If this weight was associated with a proverb, the cultural association has been lost to us.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
1953.76.1
item
Memorial Art Gallery
11/27/2000
53.76.1DI#1
digital image
Three-quarter
1/22/2008
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digital image
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Metalwork
Harness Ornament with Two Ibexes
Chinese artist
Chinese artist
China
Primary
2 13/16 x 3 5/8 x 3/8 in. (7.1 x 9.2 x 1 cm)
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overall
overall
Bronze
Bronze
Chinese; made in the Ordos region
199 BCE - 0
199 BCE
0
1000 BCE - 500 CE, Chinese, goats, metalwork
Metalwork
This gold-covered plaque, made in the Ordos region of Inner Mongolia, shows two ibexes, or wild mountain goats, face to face, their curved horns arching over their backs. Fleet and nimble, the ibex was a favorite subject for artists in many ancient and medieval cultures; tradition holds that an ibex leaping from a mountain would land unharmed on its double scimitar-like horns. The owner of this intricate plaque would have sewn it on clothing or a horse harness as a display of personal wealth and status.
-- from Art at the Crossroads brochure
1973.66
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/10/2001
73.66SL1
slide
full front
2 x 2
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glossy
full
8 x 10
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negative
4 x 5
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73.66DI1
digital image
Memorial Art Gallery
Imaging Complete
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73.66SL2
slide
detail lower left front
2 x 2
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73.66SL3
slide
full reverse
2 x 2
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73.66SL4
slide
detail upper left front
2 x 2
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73.66SL5
slide
detail lower right front
2 x 2
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73.66SL6
slide
detail upper right front
2 x 2
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73.66SL7
slide
detail lower right reverse
2 x 2
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73.66SL8
slide
detail lower left reverse
2 x 2
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73.66DI#2
digital image
Front
11/6/2007
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73.66DI3
digital image
Detail
6/25/2009
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73.66DI4
digital image
Detail
6/25/2009
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73.66DI5
digital image
Detail
6/25/2009
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73.66DI6
digital image
Detail
6/25/2009
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73.66DI7
digital image
Detail
6/25/2009
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73.66DI8
digital image
Full view back
6/25/2009
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73.66DI9
digital image
Detail lower left back
6/25/2009
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73.66DI10
digital image
Detail lower right back
6/25/2009
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negative
1 x 1
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glossy
3.5 x 5
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Metalwork
Horse Bit with Cheekpieces in the Form of Winged Sphinxes
Iranian artist, (active )
Iranian artist
Iran
Primary
3 15/16 x 3 15/16 x 7 5/16 in. (10 x 10 x 18.5 cm)
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overall
Bronze
Bronze
Iranian, made in Lorestan
1100 BCE - 700 BCE
1100 BCE
700 BCE
1000 BCE - 500 CE, 2000 - 1000 BCE, bits, Iranian, metalwork, sphinxes
Metalwork
1948.39
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/13/2001
48.39SL1
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full
2 x 2
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5 x 7
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8 x 10
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glossy
5 x 7
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48.39DI1
digital image
Memorial Art Gallery
Imaging Complete
00/00/00
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48.39SL2
slide
detail
2x2
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48.39DI#3
digital image
three quarter view
11/6/2007
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48.39DI#3
digital image
three quarter view
11/6/2007
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48.39DI1
digital image
00/00/00
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Metalwork
Master of Animals Finial
Totem Figure
Iranian artist, (active )
Iranian artist
Iran
Primary
7 5/16 x 2 13/16 x 7/8 in. (18.6 x 7.1 x 2.3 cm)
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overall
overall
Bronze
Bronze
Iranian; made in Luristan
799 BCE - 700 BCE
799 BCE
700 BCE
2.73L
Metalwork
Theories abound as to the meaning, symbolism, and function of these ancient bronze finials that represent the “Master of Animals,” one of the most important motifs in ancient Middle Eastern art. The central figure is a human male, his outstretched arms grasping the neck of long-snouted two-headed beasts with the beaks of eagles and round haunches with clawed feet. The figure may represent Gilgamesh, the superhuman hero of Mesopotamian mythology, or Sraosha, the early Iranian god of justice. What seems clear, though, is that this finial symbolizes humankind’s dominion over the predatory forces of nature.
-- from "Art at the Crossroads" brochure
verso, Base coat: B67 in naptha
Accession number: Golden Fluid Acrylics (white)
Top coat: B72 in acetone
2007.35
item
Memorial Art Gallery
4/30/2002
2.72LSL1
slide
full
2 x 2
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2.73LDI#1
digital image
side 1
11/6/2007
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2.73LDI#2
digital image
Front
4/30/2007
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2.73LDI#3
digital image
2.73L_A2.jpg
11/6/2007
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pdf file
00/00/00
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