Architectural Model
mid 19th century (made)
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This is an architectural model of the Temple of Concord, in Agrigento, Sicily.
The softness of cork lends itself to being easily worked in minute detail as in this model of a temple shown in a ruinous state. It is one of five cork models of classical temples that were on display in the early years of the South Kensington Museum, now the V&A. It shows the inner 'cella' walls as they were during the later Christian use of the building from the 6th century AD.
The softness of cork lends itself to being easily worked in minute detail as in this model of a temple shown in a ruinous state. It is one of five cork models of classical temples that were on display in the early years of the South Kensington Museum, now the V&A. It shows the inner 'cella' walls as they were during the later Christian use of the building from the 6th century AD.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cork on a wooden base |
| Brief description | Architecture model, cork and moss on a wooden base, of the Temple of Concord, Agrigento, Sicily, probably Italian, mid 19th century |
| Summary | This is an architectural model of the Temple of Concord, in Agrigento, Sicily. The softness of cork lends itself to being easily worked in minute detail as in this model of a temple shown in a ruinous state. It is one of five cork models of classical temples that were on display in the early years of the South Kensington Museum, now the V&A. It shows the inner 'cella' walls as they were during the later Christian use of the building from the 6th century AD. |
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| Accession number | 5917-1859 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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