Vessel in the form of a horn

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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AMICO~1~1

The AMICA Library

Collection

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AMICA ID:

MMA_.1999.28

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MMA_.1999.28

AMICA ID

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AMICA Library Year:

2002

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2002

AMICA Library Year

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Object Type:

Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

Object Type

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Description:

This enigmatic object in the shape of a horn with a curled end is related in stone type and patina to two forms of earrings?one circular and the other with addorsed horned animals?associated with the Sa Hyunh culture of southern Vietnam. One end of the "horn" has been carved to form a small cavity that could have been used to hold a liquid. It is possible that this delicate sculpture was a funerary object intended to replace a more perishable horn item. Little understood and known only through archaeological excavations, the Sa Hyunh culture is thought to have played an important role in the trade in luxury goods?ceramics, metalwork, and stone goods?that flourished between different regions of mainland and island Southeast Asia.

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This enigmatic object in the shape of a horn with a curled end is related in stone type and patina to two forms of earrings?one circular and the other with addorsed horned animals?associated with the Sa Hyunh culture of southern Vietnam. One end of the "horn" has been carved to form a small cavity that could have been used to hold a liquid. It is possible that this delicate sculpture was a funerary object intended to replace a more perishable horn item. Little understood and known only through archaeological excavations, the Sa Hyunh culture is thought to have played an important role in the trade in luxury goods?ceramics, metalwork, and stone goods?that flourished between different regions of mainland and island Southeast Asia.

Description

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Creator Nationality:

Asian; Southeast Asian; Vietnamese; Sa Hyunh

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Asian; Southeast Asian; Vietnamese; Sa Hyunh

Creator Nationality

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Creator Name-CRT:

possibly Sa Hyunh culture

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possibly Sa Hyunh culture

Creator Name-CRT

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Title:

Vessel in the form of a horn

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Vessel in the form of a horn

Title

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View:

Principal view

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Principal view

View

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Creation Date:

ca. 500 B.C.?100 A.D.

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ca. 500 B.C.?100 A.D.

Creation Date

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Creation Start Date:

-500

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-500

Creation Start Date

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Creation End Date:

100

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100

Creation End Date

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Materials and Techniques:

Hard stone

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Hard stone

Materials and Techniques

false

Creation Place:

Vietnam

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Vietnam

Creation Place

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Dimensions:

H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)

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H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)

Dimensions

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AMICA Contributor:

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

AMICA Contributor

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Owner Location:

New York, New York

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New York, New York

Owner Location

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ID Number:

1999.28

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1999.28

ID Number

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Credit Line:

Purchase, Rogers Fund, Josephine Berger-Nadler and Dr. M. Leon Canick Gift, and John and Evelyn Kossak Foundation Inc. Gift, 1999

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Purchase, Rogers Fund, Josephine Berger-Nadler and Dr. M. Leon Canick Gift, and John and Evelyn Kossak Foundation Inc. Gift, 1999

Credit Line

false

Copyright:

ors

Copyright

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Rights:

http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp

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

Rights

false

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Vessel in the form of a horn