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Pedestal

late 15th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This is a bronze pedestal or inkstand made in the late 15th century Florence. This pedestal or inkstand is decorated with four reliefs of Dionysiac figures. Under the base is a bust of Apollo.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Bronze
Brief description
Pedestal, bronze quadrangular, fauns and bacchantes in the stlye of Donatello, Florence, late 15th century
Physical description
Pedestal or inkstand decorated with four reliefs of Dionysiac figures. Under the base a bust of Apollo.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.62cm
  • Diameter: 7.62cm
Object history
Bought from the Soulages Collection in 1865 for £10.
Subjects depicted
Summary
This is a bronze pedestal or inkstand made in the late 15th century Florence. This pedestal or inkstand is decorated with four reliefs of Dionysiac figures. Under the base is a bust of Apollo.
Bibliographic reference
Inventory of Art Objects acquired in the Year 1865. Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, arranged According to the Dates of their Acquisition. Vol. 1. London : Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1868, p. 48
Collection
Accession number
568-1865

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Record createdApril 22, 2008
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