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1570/1570
British Museum
London, United Kingdom
Shaped panel of embossed iron, originally part of a barding (horse armour), chased and damascened; Marcus Curtius leaping into the chasm, represented as a solitary horseman in armour, with buildings in the distance; panel is oval, frame formed of masks and fruit; sides supported by two sphinx-like monsters.
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Details
- Title: panel
- Date Created: 1570/1570
- Physical Dimensions: Length: 21.50cm; Width: 18.30cm; Depth: 2.50cm; Weight: 201.00g
- External Link: British Museum collection online
- Technique: chased; damascened; embossed
- Subject: sphinx; equestrian; myth/legend; architecture; fruit
- Registration number: WB.15
- Production place: Made in Antwerp
- Material: iron
- Copyright: Photo: © Trustees of the British Museum
- Acquisition: Bequeathed by Rothschild, Ferdinand Anselm. Previous owner/ex-collection Fountaine, Andrew
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