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Untitled, wax impression of oval seal bearing two figures
1 in. (2.54 cm), Egyptian
Object Type:
Artifact
Creation Place:
Africa, Egypt?
Medium and Support:
wax
Credit Line:
Carleton College Art Collection
Accession Number:
1997.483
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- artifacts - Generally, objects made or altered by humans, typically manually portable products of human workmanship, such as tools, utensils, objects for personal adornment, or art. Specifically, in archaeology, an artifact is an object made by a human culture, as distinguished from natural remains, and later recovered by an archaeological endeavor. In the context of objects specifically collected by museums, see also "cultural artifact." Do not use for the technical and medical sense, that is, for a product or effect that is not present in the natural state of an organism or system, but occurs due to the investigation itself or due to some other extraneous activity.
- sculpture (visual work) - Works of art in which images and forms are produced in relief, in intaglio, or in the round. It refers especially to those objects that retain the quality of being tangible objects or groups of objects. It refers particularly to art works created by carving or engraving a hard material, by molding or casting a malleable material, or by assembling parts to create a three-dimensional object. It is typically used to refer to large or medium-sized objects made of stone, wood, bronze, or another metal. Small objects are typically referred to as "carvings." As works become more diffused in space or time, or less tangible, use specific terms, such as "mail art" or "environmental art."
- three-dimensional - Having, or appearing to have, the three dimensions of length, width, and height.
- wax - Any solid or semi-solid substance that is slightly greasy to touch, usually solid, translucent, and has low melting points; waxes are not a chemically homogeneous group. Waxes are composed of long chain hydrocarbon compounds, and may contain esters of fatty acids and alcohols, are thermoplastic and melt at low temperatures of between 40 and 100 C. In general, waxes are water-repellent, smooth, soluble in organic solvents, and classified as animal (e.g., beeswax), vegetable (e.g., bayberry), mineral (e.g., paraffin), or synthetic (e.g., polyethylene). Waxes are used for polishes, candles, crayons, sealants, coatings, adhesives, waterproofing, carbon paper, media in encaustic and wax emulsion paintings, and as repellents in wax-resist watercolor paintings.
Dimensions
- overall Dimensions: 1 in. (2.54 cm)