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Temple at Aphaia: 3589

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Temple at Aphaia

Maker(s)

Flaxman, John

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Denman family; sale (Christie, Manson & Woods) 26-26 February 1883, lot unidentified

Measurements and weight

Height: 255 mm
Width: 415 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1883)

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: head of figure on the left side / of Minerva / in West Front
  • Location: Image, upper left
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: holes to receive / leaden ringlets
  • Location: Image, upper left
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: head of a Figure in the / East Front.
  • Location: Image, upper left
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: this part / shows the head / shaved
  • Location: Image, upper centre left
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: found in the East Front
  • Location: Image, upper centre right
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: head of a Figure in the / East Front__
  • Location: Image, upper right
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: Crest = at the / same scale / with the heads
  • Location: Image, upper right
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: Costume of small / figures on the Ped.l[superscript] / West Front.
  • Location: Image, lower left
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: v_ / Costume of Minerva / West Front
  • Location: Image, lower left
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: Costume of archer / in the East Front
  • Location: Image, lower centre right
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: this part sunk to / receive a pupil / of stone - a gem
  • Location: Image, lower right
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: Ivory Eye found in the Temple / full size
  • Location: Image, lower right
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3589
Primary reference Number: 133466
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 21 January 2026 Last processed: Wednesday 21 January 2026

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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