Inkstand Base
ca. 1570 - ca. 1630 (made)
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The centre is in the form of a cup with short stem and circular foot; the rim is flanged and has three projecting scallop-shaped bowls set round it at intervals. Between these are Classical winged sphinxes (attached by screws) sitting on their haunches with their wings hooked over the bowls. The whole is fixed to a triangular base mounted on three clawed feet.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Bronze |
| Brief description | Base of an inkstand, bronze, Italian, late 16th to early 17th century |
| Physical description | The centre is in the form of a cup with short stem and circular foot; the rim is flanged and has three projecting scallop-shaped bowls set round it at intervals. Between these are Classical winged sphinxes (attached by screws) sitting on their haunches with their wings hooked over the bowls. The whole is fixed to a triangular base mounted on three clawed feet. |
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| Credit line | Dr W.L. Hildburgh Bequest |
| Object history | Given by Dr. W. L. Hildburgh, F. S. A., 1956. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Penny, Nicholas. Catalogue of European Sculpture in the Ashmolean Museum. 1540 to the Present-Day, Vol I Italian, Oxford, 1992, p. 283-4 |
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| Accession number | M.358-1956 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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