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She-Wolf suckling Romulus and Remus: AAL.7-1969

Current Location: In storage

Titles

She-Wolf suckling Romulus and Remus

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown (Uncertain)

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Description

Bronze figure group of a she-wolf suckling the twin founders of Rome, Romulus and Remus. After the famous bronze sculpture, 'The Capitoline Wolf', in the Capitoline Museum, Rome

Legal notes

Lent to the museum by Trinity College, Cambridge

Measurements and weight

Depth: 4.6 cm
Height: 6.7 cm
Width: 10.3 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Loan (1969) by Trinity College, Cambridge

Dating

Uncertain
Circa 1550 CE - Circa 1800 CE

Project

  • Sculpture UK

Components of the work

Figures composed of bronze

Identification numbers

Accession number: AAL.7-1969
Primary reference Number: 201281
8
External ID: CAM_CCF_AAL_7_1969

Audit data

Created: Wednesday 8 April 2015 Updated: Saturday 14 March 2020

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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