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DollN2.1373 a-c

Male samurai figure (part a) seated on horse (part b) with one arm perpendicular to body, holding a rattan staff (part c) with his right hand. Left arm rests near long curved sword, attached to waist with silk cord. Quiver with five arrows on back. Figure made of straw, has white ceramic face and black fibre wig, dressed in gold silk brocade, with armour of gold coloured metal lamellae laced with red and pale blue silk and brown leather. Horse (part b) of paper mache(?) is covered in imitation grey fur. Brown glass eyes. Reins of purple and white diagonal striped silk, bridle and long body fringe of red silk, saddle of leather, lacquer, silk and fur.

Culture
Japanese
Material
clay, grass, rattan, skin, metal, lacquer, glass, paste adhesive, paper, wood, leather skin, brass metal, silk fibre and fibre
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SculptureAf480

Hollow ceramic of grey low-fired clay with rough micaceous inclusions. Crusted dark to light buff patina or slip. Rough neck bottom. Raised ovoid eyes, mouth, and nostrils are perforated. Slight chin. Head is severely convex and the forehead sweeps back. Back of the head is flattened and has three eyebrow-shaped ridges on each side. Ridges for eyebrows and a knob in the centre of the forehead. Knob on top of head has hole in the centre and four petal shapes around the base.

Culture
Asante
Material
clay
Made in
Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoxEd5.1491 a-b

Rectangular box (part a) of lightweight, light coloured, unfinished wood. Inside the box, there is a rectangular green card, to which is fastened, with light red silk cord, a set of miniature figures made of plant fibre, clay, wood, metal and thread, and painted in polychrome. Figures include; clay farmhouse, maple tree, pine tree, temple, pagoda, torii, fence, bridge, two boats, lantern, two chickens, two cranes, crab, human figure on raft, human figure fishing, human figure walking, human figure carrying load, and donkey with burden. The lid (part b) is stored separately.

Culture
Japanese
Material
paint, plant fibre, wood, clay and metal
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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JugM1.20

Clay jug; light brown, fired to buff on surface, medium-grained, full of dark grits and white limestone particles. Surface pitted where the grits have fallen out during the firing. Surface is gritty to the touch. Traces of what appears to be thin, matte white slip streaked on rim and a few patches on body. Flat-bottomed round bulbous body, short narrow cylindrical neck ends in a plain slightly thickened rim. Small strap handle, round in cross-section, attached to rim and upper body.

Culture
Cypriot
Material
clay
Made in
Cyprus
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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JugM1.19

Clay handle-ridge jug; orange, grainy fabric full of white limestone particles and dark grits giving the surface a speckled appearance, and a very small amount of fine silver mica. Surface has a rough porous feel. Poorly preserved orange semi-lustrous gloss, slightly darker than body clay. Traces of dark red paint in places. Low ring foot, globular body, tall narrow neck with small handle ridge, large flat rim, vertical handle from ridge to shoulder.

Culture
Cypriot
Material
paint and clay
Made in
Cyprus
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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JugM1.18

Tubular jug; orange clay with a red slip, fine grained, smooth and hard fired. Red, thick and slightly glossy glaze, thicker on lower body, thinner and more matte just below rim. Low ledge foot, tall, straight-walled body narrowing continuously to narrow mouth having thickened, everted rim, flat on upper surface. On small vertical handle with deep groove attached to rim and upper body. A deep groove incised during turning in the central portion of the body.

Culture
Roman
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Cyprus
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PotAe42

Ceramic pot with flared rim, rounded base and decoration from shoulder to rim of a tubular, undulating stylized serpent with dimpled skin. There are four lizards alternating with three frogs (one missing) at the shoulder on a background of diagonal lines and dimpled surface, bordered at the top by 7 linear incisions around the circumference. Faint pattern of indents in diagonal bands below the lizards to the base. Dark brown exterior, lighter within incisions, blackened interior.

Culture
Nsei
Material
clay
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BottleM1.5

Bulbous bottle made of light red, fairly fine-grained clay full of small white limestone particles and fine silver mica. Light grey slip, fairly thick, matte and patchy. Flat base; tall oval shaped body; tall narrow, cylindrical neck; thickened knob rim on a flat opening.

Culture
Roman
Material
clay
Made in
Attica, Greece
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CupM1.2

Skyphos made of red slightly grainy clay with scattered dark and light grits; small amount of fine silver mica. Red/brown to grey/black thin, matte wash. Low base ring hollowed out in centre, deep body widens sharply towards top, gentle carination at junction of body and rim. Plain upright rim. Two horizontal loop handles attached just below rim.

Culture
Greek
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Greece
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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JugCe205

Clay jug made of dark red, fine-grained clay with a few scattered white limestone particles. Semi-lustrous black, mottled, glaze over entire surface. Flat base, pyriform straight-walled body, no neck, upright slightly everted rim, one vertical ribbon handle attached to rim and body.

Culture
Greek
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Athens, Greece
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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