Vessel stand with ibex support

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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AMICO~1~1

The AMICA Library

Collection

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AMICA ID:

MMA_.1974.190

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MMA_.1974.190

AMICA ID

false

AMICA Library Year:

2000

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2000

AMICA Library Year

false

Object Type:

Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

Object Type

false

Creator Nationality:

Asian; Middle Eastern; Mesopotamian

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Asian; Middle Eastern; Mesopotamian

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Name-CRT:

Central Mesopotamia

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Central Mesopotamia

Creator Name-CRT

false

Title:

Vessel stand with ibex support

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Vessel stand with ibex support

Title

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View:

Full View

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Full View

View

false

Creation Date:

2600-2350 B.C.

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2600-2350 B.C.

Creation Date

false

Creation Start Date:

-2600

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-2600

Creation Start Date

false

Creation End Date:

-2350

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-2350

Creation End Date

false

Materials and Techniques:

Arsenical copper, inlaid with shell, lapis lazuli

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Arsenical copper, inlaid with shell, lapis lazuli

Materials and Techniques

false

Classification Term:

Vessels

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Vessels

Classification Term

false

Creation Place:

Central Mesopotamia

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Central Mesopotamia

Creation Place

false

Dimensions:

H. 15.8 in. (40 cm)

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H. 15.8 in. (40 cm)

Dimensions

false

AMICA Contributor:

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

AMICA Contributor

false

Owner Location:

New York, New York, USA

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New York, New York, USA

Owner Location

false

ID Number:

1974.190

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1974.190

ID Number

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Credit Line:

Rogers Fund, 1974

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Rogers Fund, 1974

Credit Line

false

Rights:

http://www.metmuseum.org/

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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/</a>

Rights

false

Context:

Temple rituals during the Early Dynastic period included making offerings of food, drink, and probably incense to the gods. This stand, with four rings supported by a magnificent ibex, would have supported lamps or bowls holding offerings or incense and may have been used in temple or in banquet rituals.

This stand was made by a sophisticated method of metalwork known as the lost-wax technique. The desired image was sculpted in wax and surrounded with clay that hardened into a mold when baked. When the mold was fired, the wax was melted and 'lost,' leaving a negative space that corresponded to the wax image. Molten metal was then poured into the cavity to form a reproduction of the original wax model.

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<P>Temple rituals during the Early Dynastic period included making offerings of food, drink, and probably incense to the gods. This stand, with four rings supported by a magnificent ibex, would have supported lamps or bowls holding offerings or incense and may have been used in temple or in banquet rituals.</P> <P>This stand was made by a sophisticated method of metalwork known as the lost-wax technique. The desired image was sculpted in wax and surrounded with clay that hardened into a mold when baked. When the mold was fired, the wax was melted and 'lost,' leaving a negative space that corresponded to the wax image. Molten metal was then poured into the cavity to form a reproduction of the original wax model.</P>

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Vessel stand with ibex support