Detail View: The AMICA Library: Vessel stand with ibex support
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AMICA ID:
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MMA_.1974.190
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Nationality:
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Asian; Middle Eastern; Mesopotamian
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Central Mesopotamia
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Title:
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Vessel stand with ibex support
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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2600-2350 B.C.
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Creation Start Date:
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-2600
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Creation End Date:
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-2350
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Materials and Techniques:
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Arsenical copper, inlaid with shell, lapis lazuli
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Classification Term:
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Vessels
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Creation Place:
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Central Mesopotamia
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Dimensions:
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H. 15.8 in. (40 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York, USA
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ID Number:
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1974.190
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Credit Line:
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Rogers Fund, 1974
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Rights:
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Context:
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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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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.an1974.190.R.tif
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