Vulcan and Thetis arming and crowning the child Achilles
Plaquette
ca. 1500 (made)
ca. 1500 (made)
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This is a bronze plaquette made in Italy in about 1500. It represents figures of Vulcan and Thetis arming and crowning the child Achilles.
Object details
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| Title | Vulcan and Thetis arming and crowning the child Achilles (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Bronze |
| Brief description | Plaquette, bronze, bell-shaped, Vulcan and Thetis arming and crowning the child Achilles, Italian, ca. 1500 |
| Physical description | Bronze plaquette, bell-shaped, with figures of Vulcan and Thetis arming and crowning the child Achilles. In the centre, the child Achilles stands on an altar; to the right his mother Thetis puts a crown on his head and to the left, Vulcan holds out a tiny corset of mail. Elaborately moulded border, with a shell at the top. |
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| Object history | From the Piot collection / sale, bought in Paris for £1 8s. 10d., in 1864. |
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| Summary | This is a bronze plaquette made in Italy in about 1500. It represents figures of Vulcan and Thetis arming and crowning the child Achilles. |
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| Accession number | 533-1864 |
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| Record created | March 25, 2008 |
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