Plaque
1765 - 1799 (made)
| Artist/Maker |
white enamel paste, with impressions in relief taken from a Syracusan coin of Hiero II (270 - 216 BC), showing Hiero II and Victory in a chariot.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | enamel |
| Brief description | Plaque of white enamel paste, with impressions taken from a Syracusan coin of Hiero II (270 - 216 BC), showing the head of Hiero, and Victory in a chariot, by James Tassie. |
| Physical description | white enamel paste, with impressions in relief taken from a Syracusan coin of Hiero II (270 - 216 BC), showing Hiero II and Victory in a chariot. |
| Marks and inscriptions | (Greek)
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| Production | Tassie acquired casts of gems and coins from various sources and private collections, some of which were acquired on his behalf e.g. material from abroad, so he didn't necessarily see the original every time. |
| Bibliographic reference | Holloway, James: James Tassie 1735 - 1799, (National Galleries of Scotland, 1986) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 5340-1901 |
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| Record created | November 22, 1999 |
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