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Portrait Medallion of Varro (116-27 BC)
Factory: Wedgwood
Black basalt. Oval with head of Varro in profile to right, the name 'VARRO' impressed below the truncation.
History note: Formerly Wellcome Institute no. A. 162063. Purchased 'Glen: 34/16 & 17/x/33. (Mr. Webb)'.
Given by the Wellcome Trustees in accordance with the order of Mr Justice Foster, 21st March 1977
Height: 5.0 cm
Width: 4.2 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
Circa
1790
-
1820
Marcus Terentius Varro, was a scholar and librarian
Relief
Accession number: C.64-1982
Primary reference Number: 11256
Old object number: A. 162063
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Portrait Medallion of Varro
(116-27 BC)" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/11256 Accessed: 2023-01-29 17:08:17
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Accession Number: C.8H-1975
Accession Number: C.8F-1975
Accession Number: C.8G-1975
Accession Number: C.8A-1975
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