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Portrait Medallion of Theophrastus (c.372-286 BC)
Wedgwood
(Factory)
Black basalt. Oval with a circular hole in the middle near the top. Head of Theophrastus in profile to right, the name 'THEOPHRASTUS' impressed below the truncation.
History note: Wellcome Institute. No number. Given by the Wellcome Trustees in accordance with the order of Mr Justice Foster, 21st March 1977.
Given by the Wellcome Trustees in accordance with the order of Mr Justice Foster, 21st March 1977
Height: 5.4 cm
Width: 4.5 cm
Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.
Method of acquisition: Given
(1982-07-19)
by
Wellcome Trustees
Late 18th or early 19th century
George III
Circa
1790
-
1820
Theophrastus was a Greek philosopher, born at Eresus, Lesbos, pupil, collaborator and successor of Aristotle.
Relief
Accession number: C.62-1982
Primary reference Number: 11249
Stable URI
Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2022)
"Portrait Medallion of Theophrastus (c.372-286 BC)"
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Accession Number: C.8F-1975
Accession Number: C.8G-1975
Accession Number: C.8A-1975
Accession Number: C.8B-1975
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