Works of Art (108)
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Steelyard Weight with a Bust of a Byzantine Princess, 400–450, Early Byzantine (Eastern Roman Empire), Copper alloy, lead (1980.416ab) |
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Aegis Pendant, 15th–19th century, Nigeria; Benin, Udo (?), Brass (1979.206.301) |
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Altar Bell: Portuguese Face, 16th–17th century, Nigeria; Edo peoples, court of Benin, Brass (cast) (1991.17.85) |
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Altar Ring, 17th–19th century, Nigeria; Edo peoples, court of Benin (?), Brass (1991.17.134a, b) |
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Altar Tableau: Queen Mother and Attendants, 18th century, Nigeria; Edo peoples, court of Benin, Brass (1991.17.111) |
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Aquamanile in the Form of a Cock, 13th century,
German (Lower Saxony),
Copper alloy (1989.292) |
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Aquamanile in the Form of a Crowned Centaur Fighting a Dragon, 1200–1225,
German (Lower Saxony),
Copper alloy (10.37.2) |
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Aquamanile in the Form of a Dragon, ca. 1200,
North German,
Copper alloy (47.101.51) |
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Aquamanile in the Form of a Falconer on Horseback, 13th century,
North German (Lower Saxony),
Copper alloy (47.101.55) |
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Aquamanile in the Form of a Griffin, ca. 1425–50,
German (Nuremberg),
Copper alloy (1975.1.1413) |
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Aquamanile in the Form of a Horse, ca. 1400,
German (Nuremberg),
Copper alloy (10.13.4a) |
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Aquamanile in the Form of a Lion, ca. 1200,
North German,
Copper alloy (52.24.1) |
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Aquamanile in the Form of a Lion, ca. 1200,
North German,
Copper alloy, glass inlay (47.101.52) |
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Aquamanile in the Form of a Lion, ca. 1400,
German (Nuremberg),
Copper alloy (1994.244) |
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Aquamanile in the Form of a Unicorn, ca. 1425–50,
German (Nuremberg),
Copper alloy (64.101.1493) |
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Aquamanile in the Form of Samson and the Lion, late 14th century,
German,
Copper alloy (1975.1.1412) |
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Armband, 15th–19th century, Nigeria; Yoruba, Ijebu subgroup, Brass (1979.206.302) |
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Armchair, ca. 1828,
Karl Friedrich Schinkel (German),
Gilded mountain ash, brass (1996.30) |
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Armoire, ca. 1710,
Attributed to André-Charles Boulle (French),
Tortoiseshell, engraved brass, and ebony on oak; gilt-bronze (59.108) |
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Armor, ca. 1400 and later, Italian, Steel, brass, textile (29.154.3) |
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Astrolabe of cUmar ibn Yusuf al-Muzaffari, Rasulid period, dated A.H. 690/A.D. 1291,
Yemen,
Brass; pierced and engraved (91.1.535a–h) |
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Astrolabe, dated 1065 A.H. / 1654–55 A.D.; Safavid, Signed by Muhammad Zaman, Iran (63.166a-j) |
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Bard made for Johann Ernst, Duke of Saxony-Coburg, dated 1548,
Attributed to Kunz Lochner (German),
German (Nuremberg),
Steel, brass (32.69) |
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Base of a ewer with Zodiac medallions, Seljuq period, first half of 13th century,
Iran,
Brass; engraved, inlaid with silver and copper (91.1.530) |
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Basin with Zodiac signs and royal titles, Mamluk period, late 13th–early 14th century,
Egypt or Syria,
Brass; engraved and inlaid with silver and black compound (91.1.553) |
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Basin, ca. 1468–96; Mamluk, Egypt, Brass inlaid with silver (91.1.565) |
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Basin, early 14th century; Ilkhanid, Iran, Brass, raised, engraved, and inlaid with silver and gold (91.1.521) |
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Bell: Horse Head, 19th–20th century, Nigeria; Lower Niger (?), Brass, iron (1991.17.140) |
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"Blind" shaffron for the joust, ca. 1490,
German,
Steel, brass, textile (04.3.292)
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Bodhisattva Manjushri as Tikshna-Manjushri (Minjie Wenshu Pusa), Ming dynasty, Yongle period (1403–24),
China,
Gilt brass, lost-wax cast (2001.59) |
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Bottle with a sprinkler top, second half of 12th century, Iran or Afghanistan (Khorasan), Cast brass alloy inlaid with silver (1998.234) |
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Box with a lid, 15th century; Mamluk, Syria, Brass, engraved and inlaid with silver (91.1.538) |
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Box with lid, 15th century,
Probably Egypt,
Brass engraved and inlaid with silver and a black compound (23.67.5a) |
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Box with lid, late 16th century, India, the Deccan (Bidar), Metal alloy inlaid with brass and silver (1996.3ab) |
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Box, ca. 1910–20,
Marie Zimmermann (American),
Wood, silver alloy, brass, ivory, amethyst, and semi-precious quartz (2005.464) |
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Bracelets: Crocodile Heads, 17th–19th century, Nigeria; Edo peoples, court of Benin, Brass, gilt (1991.17.80, 81) |
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Breast defense (peytral) from a horse armor, 15th–17th century,
Tibetan or Mongolian,
Leather, iron, brass or copper alloy, silver, gold, shellac, pigments, textile, and hair (1999.36) |
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Bugle in C, 1811,
Contractor: Thomas Key (British); Silversmith: William Trayls (English),
London,
Brass (1975.270) |
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Cabinet, 1861, Philip Webb (British), Designer; Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co., Maker; Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones (British), Painter, Made in England, Painted pine, oil paint on leather, brass, copper (26.54) |
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Candlestick, 16th century,
Europe, possibly Venice,
Brass engraved and inlaid with silver (17.190.637) |
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Chair, 19th–20th century, Chokwe peoples; Angola, Wood, brass, tacks, leather (1978.412.619) |
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Clarinet in D, 1750–70,
Germany,
Boxwood, brass (2010.185) |
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Container (Kuduo), 18th–19th century Ghana; Akan, Asante Brass, pigment (1981.431.14) |
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Container (Kuduo), 19th–20th century, Ghana; Akan, Asante, Brass (1978.412.384a,b) |
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Cornet à pistons in B-flat, 1833,
Courtois frères, Paris,
Brass, ivory (2002.190a–n) |
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Crucifix, 16th century (?), Democratic Republic of Congo; Kongo peoples, Brass, wood (1999.295.8) |
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Crucifix, early 17th century, Democratic Republic of Congo; Kongo peoples, Brass (1999.295.4) |
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Crucifix: Saint Anthony of Padua, 18th century, Angola/Democratic Republic of Congo; Kongo, Brass (1999.295.14) |
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Cylindrical box, ca. 1225–1250; Ayyubid, Syrian or northern Mesopotamian (Jazira), Brass with silver inlay (1971.39) |
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Dholaka, late 19th century,
India,
Wood, skin, brass, cord (89.4.165) |
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Ewer, 13th century (1226), Iraq or Syria, Brass, engraved and inlaid with silver (91.1.586) |
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Ewer, Seljuq period, ca. 1180–1210,
Iran, Khurasan,
Brass; raised, repoussé, inlaid with silver and black compound (44.15) |
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Flat cane shield with iron struts, possibly 14th–16th century,
Tibetan,
Cane, iron, and brass (2001.55) |
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Footed cup, first half of 14th century, Iran, Brass inlaid with silver (91.1.559) |
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Geometric Weights, 18th–19th century, Ghana; Akan peoples, Brass (1994.312.3,4) |
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Ghanti, second half of 19th century,
North India,
Brass (89.4.154) |
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Giso 404 piano lamp, ca. 1928, Jacobus Johannes Pieter Oud (Dutch), Lacquered patinated brass (2002.16) |
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Half-shaffron, ca. 1570–80,
Italian (probably Milan),
Steel, gold, brass, leather, hemp (14.25.1666) |
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Harness Pendant with Confronted Beasts, 500–600, Visigothic, Brass, leaded (1990.52) |
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Head defense for a horse (shaffron), 15th–17th century,
Tibetan or Mongolian,
Iron, leather, and brass or copper alloy (1997.242d)
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Head of a Queen Mother (Iyoba), 1750–1800, Nigeria; Edo peoples, court of Benin, Brass (1977.187.36) |
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Head of an Oba (King), 18th century, Nigeria; Edo peoples, court of Benin, Brass (1991.17.2) |
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Head of an Oba (King), 19th century, Nigeria; Edo peoples, court of Benin, Brass, iron (1991.17.3) |
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Head of an Oba, 16th century (ca. 1550), Nigeria; Edo peoples, court of Benin, Brass (1979.206.86) |
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Hunting horn, ca. 1710–20, Jacob Schmid (German), Nuremberg, Brass (14.25.1623) |
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Huqqa base, last quarter of 17th century, India, Deccan, Bidar, Alloy inlaid with brass (1984.221) |
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Incense burner, end of 13th or beginning of 14th century; Mamluk, Damascus, Syria, Brass, inlaid with gold and silver (17.190.2095) |
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Inkwell with twelve Zodiac medallions, Seljuq period, late 12th–early 13th century,
Iran,
Brass, cast, inlaid with silver and copper (44.131) |
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Inkwell with Zodiac signs, Seljuq period, early 13th century,
Probably Iran,
Brass; cast, inlaid with silver, copper, and black compound (59.69.2a,b) |
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Inlaid tray, Mamluk period, late 13th–early 14th century,
Egypt,
Brass; engraved and inlaid with silver and black compound(91.1.604) |
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Jug, early 16th century; Safavid, Afghanistan (probably Herat), Cast brass, inlaid with silver and gold (91.1.607) |
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Lidded Gourd Container, 16th–19th century, Nigeria; Edo peoples, court of Benin, Brass (1991.17.66) |
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Linen press, ca. 1904,
Edna M. Walker (American),
Byrdcliffe Arts and Crafts Colony, Woodstock, New York,
Oak, tulip poplar, brass (1991.311.1) |
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Mantel Clock (Telleruhr), ca. 1710, Movement by Franz Xaver Gegenreiner (German); Repoussé silver by Johann Andreas Thelot (German), Case: tortoiseshell veneer and silver, partly gilt; Dial: champlevé silver with black numerals; Movement: brass and steel (46.162) |
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Mortar made for Abu Bakr cAli Malikzad al-Tabrizi, Seljuq period, late 12th–early 13th century,
Iran,
Brass; cast, chased, engraved and inlaid with silver and a black compound (91.1.527a,b) |
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Natural Trumpet, late 17th century,
Johann Wilhelm Haas (Swiss),
Nürnberg, Germany,
Brass (89.4.2375) |
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Oba with Animals, 18th–19th century, Nigeria; Edo peoples, court of Benin, Brass (1991.17.113)
Altar to the Hand (Ikegobo) of Ezomo Ehenua, 18th–19th century, Nigeria; Edo peoples; court of Benin, Brass (1996.11) |
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Pair-case automaton watch, ca. 1770–75,
Signed by James Cox (English),
Outer case: gold, partly enameled and set with gemstones and paste jewels; inner case: gold with casemaker's mark of Peter Mounier (English); dial: white enamel, with frame set with paste jewels; movement: brass, steel, and silver (1977.436.4) |
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Pectoral Ornament: Face, 15th–17th century, Nigeria; Edo peoples, court of Benin, Brass, iron (1991.17.50) |
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Pectoral: Saint Anthony (Toni Malau), 18th century, Angola/Democratic Republic of Congo; Kongo, Brass (1999.295.1) |
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Pen box, 13th century, Western Iran or northern Iraq (al-Jazira), Brass inlaid with gold and silver (89.2.194) |
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Plaque: Portuguese with Manillas, 15th–19th century, Nigeria; Edo peoples, court of Benin, Brass, iron (1991.17.13) |
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Plaque: Warrior and Attendants, 16th–17th century,
Nigeria; Edo peoples, Court of Benin,
Brass (1990.332) |
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Plate with Pelican, 15th century, Netherlandish (Dinant or Malines), Brass, beaten (64.101.1498) |
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Plate with Wife Beating Husband, ca. 1480, Netherlandish (Dinant or Malines), Brass, beaten (64.101.1499) |
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Portable Diptych Sundial, ca. 1598, Hans Troschel the Elder (German, Nuremberg), Ivory and brass (03.21.38) |
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Processional Cross, 14th–15th century, before 1400 (?), Ethiopia, Lalibela, Brass (cast) (1998.37) |
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Rag-dung, Ming dynasty, early 17th century,
China,
Copper, cloisonné, brass (1989.33) and (1988.349) |
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Ring of Pope Paul II, 1464–71,
Italy (Rome),
Blue glass mounted in gilt brass (1989.79) |
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Ring with Chameleon (Yawiige), 19th–20th century,
Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, or Burkina Faso; Senufo,
Brass (1986.478.29) |
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Sankh, 19th century,
Kerala State, India,
Shell (spyrum turbonella), brass, wax (1986.12) |
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Seated Portuguese Figure, 18th century, Nigeria; Edo peoples, court of Benin, Brass (1991.17.31) |
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Shaffron in the "Oriental" fashion, ca. 1560–70,
Italian (probably Brescia),
Steel, brass, leather (14.25.1664) |
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Shaffron of Henry II of France when Dauphin, ca. 1490–1500, redecorated 1539,
Attributed to Romain des Ursins (Milan, rec. Lyon),
Franco-Italian,
Steel, gold, brass (04.3.253) |
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Staff (Uzime or Uboko), 19th–20th century,
South Africa; Zulu or Nguni peoples,
Wood, brass, iron wire (1982.485.15) |
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Staff: Female Half Torso, 19th–20th century, Angola; Ovimbundu, Wood, brass tacks (1978.412.572) |
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Staff: Saint Anthony (Toni Malau), 18th century, Angola/Democratic Republic of Congo; Kongo, Brass, wood (1999.295.2) |
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Standing Male Official: Court Official, 16th–17th century, Nigeria; Edo peoples, court of Benin, Brass (1991.17.32) |
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Standing Warrior, 11th–17th century (1455–1640); Lower Niger Bronze Industry, Nigeria, Niger Valley between the confluence area and the delta, Brass (1977.173) |
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Suona, Qing dynasty, 19th century,
China,
Rosewood, brass (89.4.20) |
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Table Clock with a Skeleton Movement, mid-16th century or earlier, South German, Case and dial of gilt brass; hand and movement of steel (29.52.7) |
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Tray made for the Rasulid sultan al-Mu'ayyad Dawud ibn Yusuf, Rasulid period, early 14th century,
Egypt, Cairo,
Brass; engraved and inlaid with silver and black compound (91.1.605) |
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Twin Figurine, 19th–mid-20th century,
Côte d'Ivoire or Burkina Faso; Senufo or Tussian,
Brass (1978.412.496) |
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Twin Figurine, 19th–mid-20th century,
Côte d'Ivoire or Burkina Faso; Senufo or Tussian,
Brass (1978.412.497) |
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Ud, 1977,
Les fils de Gamil Georges, Cairo,
Mahogany, spruce, beech, plastic, abalone, brass, other materials (1982.143.1) |
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Weight: Sword, 18th–19th century, Ghana; Akan, Brass (1994.312.7)
Weight: Fly Whisk, 18th–19th century, Ghana; Akan, Brass (1994.312.8)
Weight: Amulet, 18th–19th century, Ghana; Akan, Brass (1994.312.10) |
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Wisteria Dining Room, 1910–14,
Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer (French); made by Édouard-Louis Collet (Swiss),
Walnut and amaranth veneer, marble; brass, copper, mirror glass (66.244.1–.2a–e,.9ab,.10ab) |
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Writing desk (bureau brisé), ca. 1685,
Alexandre-Jean Oppenordt (Dutch, active France), maker; Jean Bérain (French), engraver,
France (Paris),
Oak, pine, and walnut veneered with ebony, rosewood, and marquetry of engraved brass on tortoiseshell; gilt bronze, steel (1986.365.3) |
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