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Anthropomorphic Lime Spatula

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dark gray sculpture of a humanoid figure with a lime spatula body. The figure has a long, thin body with a flat, wide base where the feet are. The legs are long and thin, merging into the spatula shape at the bottom. The arms are bent at the elbows, with the hands having three fingers each. The head is rounded with two small eyes and a protruding nose. The sculpture stands on a small square base.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 500 BCE–300 CE
Medium:
Bronze
Culture:
Indonesia (Java, Lumajang, Pasiran)
Dimensions:
202 × 624 px
Museum record:
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