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#muranoglass #artglass #animalsculpture #fishsculpture #bronzesculpture #loetvanderveen
#muranoglass #artglass #animalsculpture #fishsculpture #bronzesculpture #loetvanderveen
Bronze #Retriever dog sculpture
#Vintage #Murano #Glass by #Seguso
Bronze #Retriever dog sculpture
#Vintage #Murano #Glass by #Seguso
Egypt
Late Period,
XXVI Dynasty c. 664 - 525 B.C.
Egypt
Late Period,
XXVI Dynasty c. 664 - 525 B.C.
Late Period or Ptolemaic Period
664–30 B.C."
"The pose of raised paws signifies the animal's adoration of the sun god when he rises in the morning. Some scholars have identified these animals as otters rather than mongooses."
Ancient Egyptian sun-worshiping otters, folks.
Late Period or Ptolemaic Period
664–30 B.C."
"The pose of raised paws signifies the animal's adoration of the sun god when he rises in the morning. Some scholars have identified these animals as otters rather than mongooses."
Ancient Egyptian sun-worshiping otters, folks.
#Lion Aquamanile, c.1200–1250
Germany, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim, Gothic period
Bronze: cast, chased, punched
26.4 x 29 x 15 cm (10 3/8 x 11 7/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
On display at Cleveland Museum of Art 1972.167
#Lion Aquamanile, c.1200–1250
Germany, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim, Gothic period
Bronze: cast, chased, punched
26.4 x 29 x 15 cm (10 3/8 x 11 7/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
On display at Cleveland Museum of Art 1972.167