Bronze rod tripod stand
Details
- Palette
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- Medium
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- Overall: 29 5/8 x 17 1/2 in. (75.2 x 44.5 cm)
- Origin
- Greek
- Department
- Greek and Roman Art
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Image provider
- metropolitan-museum-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls, 1997
Art Genome Taxonomy
9 tags
Subject Matter
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Animals Both · 99%
The catalog identifies horses among the subjects, and multiple horse figures are visibly incorporated into the upper structure.
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Hybrids and Imaginary Creatures Both · 97%
The catalog identifies sphinxes, and the upper ornament visibly includes human-animal hybrid figures consistent with sphinx imagery.
Visual Qualities
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Balance Visual · 90%
The frontal view presents a strongly balanced arrangement around a central vertical support, with corresponding outer supports and braces.
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Slender Visual · 96%
The tripod is dominated by long, narrow rod-like legs and slender braces.
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Highly Ornamented Visual · 94%
Dense figural and vegetal-looking ornament is concentrated along the upper bar, central pendant, joints, and feet.
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Patinated and Oxidized Visual · 93%
The visible surface is mottled green with darker brown areas, consistent with the patinated and oxidized appearance of aged bronze.
Time Periods
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Ancient Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog dates the object to the early 6th century BCE, placing it within ancient art.
Materials
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Bronze Both · 100%
The catalog identifies the medium as bronze, while the image shows a metal object with a green-brown aged surface.
Cultural and Religious Styles
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Greek Art and Architecture Metadata · 96%
The catalog identifies the place of origin as Greek and records the work in the Greek and Roman Art department.
Source & rights
Unknown artist. Bronze rod tripod stand. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.