Lime Container in the Form of a "Mloko" Drum Surmounted by a Monkey

Indonesia (Java, Lumajang, Pasiran)

500 BCE–300 CE

Not on view

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Title: Lime Container in the Form of a "Mloko" Drum Surmounted by a Monkey
Period: Bronze and Iron Age period
Date: 500 BCE–300 CE
Culture: Indonesia (Java, Lumajang, Pasiran)
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: H. 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm); W. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Diam. of base: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
Classification: Metalwork
Credit Line: Samuel Eilenberg Collection, Bequest of Samuel Eilenberg, 1998
Object Number: 2001.433.510a, b
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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