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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
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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