1977.216.1991: Model of a Lock and Key Found at Pompeii (modern)
Tools and EquipmentIdentification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1977.216.1991
- Title
- Model of a Lock and Key Found at Pompeii (modern)
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment
- Work Type
- lock
- Date
- n.d.
- Places
- Creation Place: Unidentified Region
- Period
- Modern
- Culture
- Italian?
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/351029
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Lock: Leaded copper; Key: Leaded bronze
- Technique
- Cast
- Dimensions
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lock: 8.5 x 11.3 x 3.9 cm (3 3/8 x 4 7/16 x 1 9/16 in.) 12.3 cm length with hinges extended
key: 1.9 x 1 x 6.8 cm (3/4 x 3/8 x 2 11/16 in.) - Technical Details
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Chemical Composition: XRF data from Tracer
Lock
Alloy: Leaded Copper
Alloying Elements: copper, lead
Other Elements: tin, iron, arsenic
Key
Alloy: Leaded Bronze
Alloying Elements: copper, tin, lead
Other Elements: iron, silver, antimony, arsenic
K. Eremin, January 2014Technical Observations: The lock and key appear to be modern fabrications, as there is little evidence indicating antiquity. They are intact. The surfaces are covered with artificial light green, blue, and brown patina.
Henry Lie
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University
- Accession Year
- 1977
- Object Number
- 1977.216.1991
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Subjects and Contexts
- Ancient Bronzes
Verification Level
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