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Bust of a Satyr: M.6-1938

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Bust of a Satyr

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Bronze, cast, with dark brown patina, polished. Front-view; bearded head, out of the centre of which two curly horns shoot. The chest is bare and the arms are cut off at the shoulders. Two long ears hang down to below the shoulder.

Legal notes

L.D. Cunliffe Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 12.1 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Padua ⪼ The Veneto ⪼ Italy

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Cunliffe, Leonard Daneham

Dating

16th Century
Circa 1500 CE - 1600 CE

Note

Previously attributed to Andrea Briosco, called Il Riccio

People, subjects and objects depicted

Project

  • Sculpture UK

Components of the work

Plinth Depth 4.8 cm Height 3.9 cm Width 5.3 cm
Sculpture Depth 6.1 cm Height 12.5 cm Width 8.6 cm

Materials used in production

Bronze

Techniques used in production

Casting (process) : Bronze, cast, patinated dark brown, and polished
Patinating
Polishing

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.6-1938
Primary reference Number: 13899
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_6_1938
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023 Last processed: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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