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Sculpture: AAL.11-1999

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Fountain figure in form of a man, probably Atlas, holding a sphere over his head. Bronze, on integrally cast oval plinth with two dolphins, the mouth of each drilled for a spout, on a modern serpentine marble circular pedestal.

Legal notes

Lent anonymously

Place(s) associated

  • Nuremburg ⪼ Germany

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Loan (1999) by Anonymous

Dating

16th Century, Mid
1525 - 1575

Components of the work

Plinth composed of marble

Materials used in production

Bronze

Techniques used in production

Casting

Identification numbers

Accession number: AAL.11-1999
Primary reference Number: 208869
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Audit data

Created: Friday 20 May 2016 Updated: Thursday 1 October 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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