Die

Museum number:
18-639
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Accession number:
Acc.2156
Description:
Die of steel in old style for gold jewelry; abstract design, with row of circles. Steel decorative stamp faces for making negative impressions in lead blank 18-630 for molding reproducible wax positives for lost-wax gold casting. Width 1.6 cm.
Donor:
Nancy Tanner and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Malaysia
Culture or time period:
Malaysian
Materials:
Steel (alloy)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Die, accession number 18-639, described as Die of steel in old style for gold jewelry; abstract design, with row of circles. Steel decorative stamp faces for making negative impressions in lead blank 18-630 for molding reproducible wax positives for lost-wax gold casting. Width 1.6 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Die, accession number 18-639, described as Die of steel in old style for gold jewelry; abstract design, with row of circles. Steel decorative stamp faces for making negative impressions in lead blank 18-630 for molding reproducible wax positives for lost-wax gold casting. Width 1.6 cm.

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