Gold weight in the form of a standing male at The British Museum, London
Gold weight in the form of a standing male at The British Museum, London
3D
Published 2016-04-26T16:33:44+00:00
This is a lost wax cast figurative gold-weight, in brass, in the form of a standing male figure carrying a bundle of implements (farm tools?) on his head with his left arm and holding a thick staff with a coiled finial in his right.
This object is part of "Scan The World". Scan the World is a non-profit initiative introduced by MyMiniFactory, through which we are creating a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures, artworks and landmarks from across the globe for the public to access for free. Scan the World is an open source, community effort, if you have interesting items around you and would like to contribute, email stw@myminifactory.com to find out how you can help.
Scanned : Photogrammetry (Processed using Agisoft PhotoScan)
--PASS/NO PASS-- PASS, prints well --support-- one part needed support material (under staff) --Files-- Print is 1 STL file. Cut into 2 halves in meshmixer to make it easy to print No gapps/faults in file (checked with meshmixer) --Printing-- 150 micron layer height printed with 2 perimeters 22% Infill (Tringular) 3 top/bottom layers --Fillament-- White PLA 220 degrees Heated bed 60 degrees --Prints-- 2.5 hour print job Total weight 18 gram --Post printing-- sanding glueing Ready to use
| Date de publication | 26/04/2016 |
| Durée d’impression | 120 - 180 minutes |
| Quantité de filament | 18 |
| Dimensions | 67x56x130 |
| Technologie | FDM |
| Titre | Gold weight |
| Dimension | Depth, 4 cm Width, 2.5 cm, Height, 7 cm, Weight, 49.1 g |
| Accession | Af1897,-.536 |
| Période | 18th Century - 20th Century |
| Medium | Brass |
| Credit | Purchased from Maj W A Carford Cockburn, discovered in the Benin City Expetition in 1879 |
| Localisation | British Museum |
