Central Mesopotamia / Vessel stand with ibex support / 2600-2350 B.C.

Central Mesopotamia
Vessel stand with ibex support
2600-2350 B.C.
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Creator Nationality: Asian; Middle Eastern; Mesopotamian
Creator Name-CRT: Central Mesopotamia
Title: Vessel stand with ibex support
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Creation Start Date: -260
Creation End Date: -235
Creation Date: 2600-2350 B.C.
Creation Place: Central Mesopotamia
Object Type: Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Classification Term: Vessels
Materials and Techniques: Arsenical copper, inlaid with shell, lapis lazuli
Dimensions: H. 15.8 in. (40 cm)
AMICA Contributor: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location: New York, New York, USA
ID Number: 1974.190
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1974
Rights: http://www.metmuseum.org/
Context:

Temple rituals during the Early Dynastic period included making offerings of food, drink, and probably incense to the gods. This stand, with four rings supported by a magnificent ibex, would have supported lamps or bowls holding offerings or incense and may have been used in temple or in banquet rituals.

This stand was made by a sophisticated method of metalwork known as the lost-wax technique. The desired image was sculpted in wax and surrounded with clay that hardened into a mold when baked. When the mold was fired, the wax was melted and 'lost,' leaving a negative space that corresponded to the wax image. Molten metal was then poured into the cavity to form a reproduction of the original wax model.

AMICA ID: MMA_.1974.190
AMICA Library Year: 2000
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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