French iron key with grotesque female figures

An image of Key. Iron, with piped stem, spade-shaped in section, collar in the form of a capital of Corinthian type and bow composed of two winged grotesque female figures back to back with a mermaid between them. Circa 1500-1600. French. Notes: Has cover for the stem.

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Key. Iron, with piped stem, spade-shaped in section, collar in the form of a capital of Corinthian type and bow composed of two winged grotesque female figures back to back with a mermaid between them. Circa 1500-1600. French. Notes: Has cover for the stem.

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Accession Number: MAR.M.221-1912
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/32.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Jaymes Sinclair
Image height: 437 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.6 (Macintosh)
Filesize: 101.17kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 32/1

Key words

16th Century Artistic Movement Corinthian order Date Department Fitz_AA French Late Renaissance Material Nationalities Object Type Other Keywords Renaissance Workflow _WF_AdOK _WF_KWD _WF_OPACtd _WF_PCtd architecture capitals classic orders columns female female nude grotesque iron key lock mermaid metalwork nude ward lock warded lock winged wings

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