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Aurora in her Biga
Maker:
Unknown
(Possibly)
Artist:
Reni, Guido
(After)
Shell cameo of Aurora in her biga after Guido Reni, mounted in gold. Oval with a pin fastening across the back and a hook at bottom centre.
History note: Unknown before donor
Given by Mrs J. Hull Grundy
Height: 6.1 cm
Width: 7.2 cm
Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.
Method of acquisition: Given (1983-07-25) by Hull Grundy, J., Mrs
Third quarter of 19th century
Production date:
circa
AD 1860
Cameo
composed of
shell
Mount
composed of
gold
Accession number: M.41-1983
Primary reference Number: 166772
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Aurora in her Biga" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/166772 Accessed: 2023-06-01 12:10:14
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Accession Number: MAR.M.254-1912
Accession Number: C.325-1991
Accession Number: CM.YG.1489-R
Accession Number: CM.LK.5088-R
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