Medusa's head and two putti
On displayDetails
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Title
Medusa's head and two putti
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Associated place
Italy (place of creation) -
Date
15th - 16th century (1401 - 1600) -
Material and technique
bronze; cast, fire-gilt on front surface
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Object type
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Dimensions
7.7 cm (height)
8.65 cm (width) -
No. of items
1
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Credit line
Presented by C. D. E. Fortnum, 1888.
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Museum location
Second floor | Gallery 43 | Italian Renaissance -
Museum department
Western Art
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Accession no.
WA1888.CDEF.B605
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Further reading
Warren, Jeremy, Vol 3 Medieval and Renaissance Sculpture in the Ashmolean Museum: Plaquettes (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum Publications, 2014), pp. 939 - 940 no. 404
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