Harvard Art Museums > 1947.33.5: Knob Tools and Equipment Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Knob , 1947.33.5,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 05, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/311084. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1947.33.5 Title Knob Classification Tools and Equipment Work Type tool/equipment Date 7th-1st century BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Argolis, Heraion (Argolis)? Period Archaic period to Hellenistic Culture Greek Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/311084 Physical Descriptions Medium Copper alloy and iron Technique Cast, lost-wax process Dimensions 1.2 x 2.4 cm (1/2 x 15/16 in.) Technical Details Technical Observations: The patina features raised dark green corrosion products with light green in recessed areas. Gray burial accretions and iron corrosion products are present in many areas. The object is probably mineralized to a significant depth and appears never to have been cleaned. The object was probably cast from a model made directly in wax. The model could also have been created by pressing the wax into a simple form in order to obtain the exterior shape. Henry Lie (submitted 2012) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Mary H. Buckingham, (by 1947), gift; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1947. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mary H. Buckingham Accession Year 1947 Object Number 1947.33.5 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Published Catalogue Text: Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Bronzes at the Harvard Art Museums This small circular disc has a dome-like prominence in its center, approximately 1.4 cm in diameter, surrounded by a flattened ring (1). The underside is concave and filled with encrustations. NOTES: 1. Compare H. F. de Cou, “The Bronzes of the Argive Heraeum,” in The Argive Heraeum 2, ed. C. Waldstein (Boston, 1905) 191-332, esp. 287-88, nos. 2046-47, pl. 119. Lisa M. Anderson Subjects and Contexts Ancient Bronzes Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
