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  • Place of origin:

    Italy (made)

  • Date:

    17th century (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Unknown (production)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Wax

  • Museum number:

    A.35-1932

  • Gallery location:

    In Storage

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In the middle seated on a shaped plinth is the crowned figure of 'Peace'. In her left hand she holds a palm frond while in her right she carries an olive branch. To the right there is a standing figure of Athena with a drawn sword, to the left an allegorical figure of a woman, looking towards the central figure and holding in her right arm a distaff. All the figures are in loose tunics with elaborate flowing cloaks.

Physical description

Relief in wax. In the middle seated on a shaped plinth is the crowned figure of 'Peace', in her left hand she holds a palm fron while in her right she carries an olive bracnh (?). To the right a standing figure with a drawn sword, to the left an allegorical figure of a woman looking towards the central figures and holding in her right arm a distaff. All the figures are in loose tunics wiyh elaborate flowing locks

Place of Origin

Italy (made)

Date

17th century (made)

Artist/maker

Unknown (production)

Materials and Techniques

Wax

Dimensions

Diameter: 7.3 cm

Descriptive line

Wax, Italian, 17th century

Materials

Wax

Subjects depicted

Athena

Categories

Christianity

Collection code

SCP

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