Statuette
1976 (made)
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Black statuette of a semi-twisted square-section monolith - 'The Object' - on an irregular base, the base incised 'PRESENCE' and numbered '572/1000' 'LED ZEPPELIN' 'THE OBJECT 1976 SWANSONG INC.'
Object details
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| Brief description | Statuette 'The Object', produced to commemorate the release of Led Zeppelin's 1976 album Presence, Painted plaster, produced by Swansong Inc. as a limited edition. |
| Physical description | Black statuette of a semi-twisted square-section monolith - 'The Object' - on an irregular base, the base incised 'PRESENCE' and numbered '572/1000' 'LED ZEPPELIN' 'THE OBJECT 1976 SWANSONG INC.' |
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| Production type | Limited edition |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'PRESENCE' 'LED ZEPPELIN' '572/1000' 'THE OBJECT c 1976 SWANSONG INC.' |
| Credit line | Gift of Derek Taylor |
| Object history | Produced to commemorate the release of the Led Zeppelin album 'Presence', 1976. Led Zeppelin was the band formed by Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, John Bonham and Robert Plant who made their first British performance at Sussex University, 1 October 1968. 'Presence' was an album released in 1976. The statuette was produced as a limited edition and imitated the monolith in the film 2001. |
| Production | Attribution note: Numbered 572/1000 |
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| Accession number | S.925-1981 |
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| Record created | October 12, 2006 |
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