Figure
ca. 1760 (made)
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Figure of Arion, hard-paste porcelain. He is seated on a rock, naked save for slight purple draping, his legs crossed right over left; he is playing a lyre held in his right hand; at his feet a dolphin.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels |
| Brief description | Figure of Arion, hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels, modelled by Johann Christian Wilhelm Beyer, Ludwigsburg porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1760 |
| Physical description | Figure of Arion, hard-paste porcelain. He is seated on a rock, naked save for slight purple draping, his legs crossed right over left; he is playing a lyre held in his right hand; at his feet a dolphin. |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss Heriot in memory of Mr and Mrs Robert Heriot |
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| Accession number | C.218-1926 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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