Oil lamp in the form of the head of a satyr with African features

Details

• Title

  Oil lamp in the form of the head of a satyr with African features

• Artist/maker

  formerly attributed to Severo da Ravenna of Padua (active 1496 - before 1538)

• Associated place

  Europe › Italy › Northern Italy (place of creation)

• Date

  early 16th century

• Material and technique

  bronze

• Object type

  sculpture › figure › bust › portrait head;

  lighting equipment › lamp › oil-lamp;

  sculpture

• Dimensions

  7.1 cm (height)
  9.2 cm (length)
  base 5.5 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Brenda, Lady Cook, in memory of her husband Sir Francis Cook, Bart, 2005.

• Museum location

  Second floor | Gallery 56 | Arts of the Renaissance

• Museum department

  Western Art

• Accession no.

  WA2005.87

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