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Anthropomorphic Lime Container

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Green and brown metal container with lid, anthropomorphic features on top. The container is cylindrical with a wide middle tapering to narrower top and bottom. The lid has a small knob. The main body of the container has several horizontal bands with different patterns; from top to bottom: hatched curved lines; short horizontal lines; wavy lines; short horizontal lines; hatched V-shapes; short horizontal lines. A humanoid form is depicted on the lid, roughly egg-shaped with a small round knob on top; facial features: two circles for eyes and a teardrop-shaped nose and mouth. The entire object is made from a corroded green and brown metal. The background is gray with a white base and shadow on the right. The object is titled "Anthropomorphic Lime Container" by an unknown artist.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 500 BCE–300 CE
Medium:
Bronze
Culture:
Indonesia (Java, Lumajang, Pasiran)
Dimensions:
491 × 624 px
Museum record:
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