COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
true
AMICA ID:
MIA_.96.55.1
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MIA_.96.55.1
AMICA ID
false
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
false
Creator Name:
artist unknown
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artist unknown
Creator Name
false
Creator Nationality:
Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
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Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
artist unknown
crt
artist unknown
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Silkworm
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Silkworm
Title
false
View:
Front
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Front
View
false
Creation Date:
206 B.C. - A.D. 220
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206 B.C. - A.D. 220
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
-206
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-206
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
220
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220
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
gilt bronze
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gilt bronze
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Bronze
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Bronze
Classification Term
false
Dimensions:
H.7/16 x W.2-7/8 x D.5/8 in.
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H.7/16 x W.2-7/8 x D.5/8 in.
Dimensions
false
Component Measured:
overall
mcm
overall
Component Measured
false
Measurement Unit:
in
mdu
in
Measurement Unit
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
96.55.1
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96.55.1
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
Gift of Ruth and Bruce Dayton
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Gift of Ruth and Bruce Dayton
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html"target="_new">http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html</a>
Rights
false
Context:
Solidly cast in a realistic form, this bronze silkworm might have functioned as a mat or shroud weight in a Han dynasty tomb. Sericulture was an important industry in ancient China and, with the opening of the trade routes to the West during the second century b.c., the export of silk became an important source of wealth. Accordingly, this tiny worm would have symbolized both luxury and economic prosperity to Han society.
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<P>Solidly cast in a realistic form, this bronze silkworm might have functioned as a mat or shroud weight in a Han dynasty tomb. Sericulture was an important industry in ancient China and, with the opening of the trade routes to the West during the second century b.c., the export of silk became an important source of wealth. Accordingly, this tiny worm would have symbolized both luxury and economic prosperity to Han society. </P>
Context
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MIA_.24214c.tif
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MIA_.24214c.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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