COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.2000.284.67
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MMA_.2000.284.67
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2002
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2002
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Description:
Ax heads made of both stone and bronze are common to the early cultures of South China, Thailand, Vietnam, and Indonesia. Examples dating from the Neolithic period and the early Bronze Age, with rounded heads and simple sockets, are often found in burials, illustrating their value as tools, weapons, and items of prestige. Bronze examples produced during the later part of the Bronze and Iron Age are often in fanciful shapes such as a boat or foot, or have flamboyant curving blades. This highly polished, elegant agate example was most likely a symbol of prestige and may have been used in a burial or given as a gift to mark a political alliance or intermarriage.
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Ax heads made of both stone and bronze are common to the early cultures of South China, Thailand, Vietnam, and Indonesia. Examples dating from the Neolithic period and the early Bronze Age, with rounded heads and simple sockets, are often found in burials, illustrating their value as tools, weapons, and items of prestige. Bronze examples produced during the later part of the Bronze and Iron Age are often in fanciful shapes such as a boat or foot, or have flamboyant curving blades. This highly polished, elegant agate example was most likely a symbol of prestige and may have been used in a burial or given as a gift to mark a political alliance or intermarriage.
Description
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Creator Nationality:
Asian; Southeast Asian; Indonesian
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Asian; Southeast Asian; Indonesian
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Indonesia
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Indonesia
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Ceremonial ax
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Ceremonial ax
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.?200 A.D.
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ca. 500 B.C.?200 A.D.
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
-500
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-500
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
200
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200
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Translucent agate
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Translucent agate
Materials and Techniques
false
Creation Place:
Indonesia
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Indonesia
Creation Place
false
Dimensions:
H. 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm)
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H. 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm)
Dimensions
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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
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New York, New York
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
2000.284.67
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2000.284.67
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Samuel Eilenberg Collection, Bequest of Samuel Eilenberg, 1998
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Samuel Eilenberg Collection, Bequest of Samuel Eilenberg, 1998
Credit Line
false
Copyright:
Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
Copyright
false
Rights:
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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
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.h1_2000.284.67.tif
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MMA_.h1_2000.284.67.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false