Detail View: Walter B. Denny World Art & Architecture Images:
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ID_Number:
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WBD_09472
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Creator name:
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unknown
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Title:
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Animal Mask (Taotie)
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View description:
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full view
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Date:
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ca. 6th century
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Date type:
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creation
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Repository name:
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Brooklyn Museum of Art
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Repository name variant:
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Brooklyn Museum
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Repository location:
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Brooklyn, NY
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Repository_inventory_ number:
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2013.65
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Style_Period:
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Northern Wei (culture, style, and period)
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Style_Period name variant:
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Northern Wei dynasty
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Subject:
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monsters (legendary beings)
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Subject:
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Taotie
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Subject:
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zoomorphic
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Subject:
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beasts
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Subject:
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tooth
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Subject:
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eyes (motifs)
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Subject:
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anthropomorphic
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Subject:
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ritual objects
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Culture:
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Chinese (culture or style)
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Category:
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Decorative Arts, Utilitarian Objects and Interior Design
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Work_type:
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masks (costumes)
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Material_Technique:
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bronze
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Measurement:
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width: 16.5 cm
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Copy_Source:
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digital image
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Image_Source:
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Walter Denny
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Rights Reproduction & Access:
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Duplication rights - Walter Denny
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Filename:
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WBD_09472.JPG
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