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Copper

Scope note

Use for the pure metallic element having the symbol Cu and atomic number 29; a reddish metal that is very malleable and ductile. Use also for this metal as processed and formed, usually in combination with other substances, to make various objects and materials.

This term has 15,874 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Material
Object name
Object category

Getty AAT term number

300011020

Broader Terms used

<copper and copper alloy>

Term used for

Cu

Created

13yrs ago

Connected records

An image of Plaque

Noli me Tangere

Maker(s)

Maker: Penicaud, Nardon (Workshop of)

An image of Plaque

The Lord's Prayer VIII Christ visiting a Sick or Dying Man

Maker(s)

Maker: Nouailher, Colin
Printmaker: Monogrammist C. V. (After)
Designer: Holbein, Hans, the younger (After)

An image of Plaque

The Lord's Prayer I: Christ teaching the Disciples how to Pray

Maker(s)

Maker: Nouailher, Colin
Holbein, Hans, the younger (After)
Printmaker: Monogrammist C. V. (After)

An image of Plaque

The Last Supper

Maker(s)

Enameller: Reymond, Pierre

An image of Triptych

The Lamentation with the Prophet Daniel and St Peter

Maker(s)

Maker: Reymond, Pierre
Printmaker: Raimondi, Marcantonio (After)

An image of Plaque

The Adoration of the Magi

Maker(s)

Production: Pénicaud workshop (Possibly)
Production: Master of the High Foreheads (Possibly)

An image of Plaque

Aeneas and the Sybil in the Underworld

Maker(s)

Enameller: The Master of the Aeneid Series

An image of Charger

Copper charger

Maker(s)

Maker: Pearson, John

An image of Manghir

Manghir

Maker(s)

Ruler: Bayazid II (1481-1512)
Mint: No mint

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Kaykhusru I (1192-96, 1204-10)
Mint: No mint

An image of Manghir

Manghir

Maker(s)

Ruler: Bayazid II (1481-1512)
Mint: No mint

An image of 2 fals

2 fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Moulay ´Abd al-Rahman (1822-59) (Struck in the rule of)

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Al-Rashid (786-809) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: uncertain

An image of 5 Para

5 Para

Maker(s)

Ruler: ‘Abd al-Majid (1823-61)
Ruler: Muhammad Bey (1856-59) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Misr
Mint: Egypt

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Kayqubadh I (1219-36)
Mint: Bilwaran

An image of 4 Kharub

4 Kharub

Maker(s)

Ruler: ‘Abd al-‘Aziz (1861-76)
Ruler: Muhammad al-Sadiq Bey (1876-82) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Tunis (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Birmingham
Place of issue: Tunis

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Mint: Damascus
Mint: Dimashq

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Al-Mansur (754-75)
Mint: Al-Yaman
Mint: Yemen

An image of Burbe

Burbe

Maker(s)

Ruler: Mustafa III (1757-74)
Mint: Tunis

An image of 5 Para

5 Para

Maker(s)

Ruler: ‘Abd al-Majid (1823-61)
Ruler: Muhammad Bey (1856-59) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Qustantiniya
Mint: Istanbul

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Al-Hasan b. Sulayman (c. 1315)
Mint: Kilwa (Inferred)

An image of Falus

Falus

Maker(s)

Mint: Kabul

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Al-Zahir Ghazi (1186-1216)
Mint: Halab
Mint: Aleppo

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Mint: Tiberias
Mint: Tabariyia

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