
Rhyton terminating in a horned lion
Unrecorded maker
ca. 4th–3rd century BCE · Ceramic
Cleared · Public Domain
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201 ms. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Collection API (Open Access)
389 ms. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access API
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Rhyton terminating in a horned lion
Unrecorded maker
ca. 4th–3rd century BCE · Ceramic
Cleared · Public Domain
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Miniature Relief of a Saint Luke at His Writing Table
Unrecorded maker
1200–1225 · Wood, polychromy, gilding
Cleared · Public Domain
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Eyema byeri (reliquary guardian figure)
Okak-Fang artist
19th century · Wood, copper alloy, palm oil
Cleared · Public Domain
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Nlô byeri (reliquary guardian head)
Betsi-Fang artist
19th century · Wood, copper alloy, palm oil
Cleared · Public Domain
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
Boho na bwete (face of the ancestor)
Mahongwe-Kota artist
1879–early 20th century · Wood, copper alloy sheet, copper alloy sheet-wire filaments, copper-alloy wire, iron and copper-alloy nails
In copyright
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
Mbulu ngulu (image of the dead)
Obamba-Kota artist
late 19th–early 20th century · Wood, brass sheets, brass and copper sheet-wire filaments, bone, brass nails, iron nails
In copyright
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
a-Mantsho-ña-Tshol (master of medicine) headdress
Baga artist
19th–first half of 20th century · Wood (Pterocarpus erinaceus), pigment
In copyright
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
Penny Arcade Machine
Joseph Cornell (d. 1972)
1950 · Box construction: wood, glass, mirror, and printed paper
In copyright
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
Reliquary
Kota artist
19th–first half of 20th century · Wood, cane, pigment, raffia palm, leaves, copper alloy, resin, primate skull, spire shell
In copyright
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
Untitled #73 (from the series 'Technological Reliquaries')
Paul Thek (d. 1988)
1964 · Beeswax, plexiglas and metal
In copyright
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
Untitled, # 17
Lucas Samaras (d. 2024)
1975 · Brush and black ink, black ink wash, and metallic-colored paint on paper
In copyright
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
Figure from a Reliquary Element: Seated Male (Nlo Bieri)
Unrecorded maker
19th–20th century · Wood, metal
In copyright
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