Cinerary Urn Ornamented with an Owl Flanked by Bucrania with Sphinxes Below
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Cinerary Urn Ornamented with an Owl Flanked by Bucrania with Sphinxes Below
18th century18th century
390 x 260 mm (15.4 x 10.2 in.)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778)
- ornament - Decorative forms that are an integral part of a building or object but are not essential to its structure. Regarding techniques of embellishment in general, use "decoration (process)." [November 1990 descriptor moved.]
- plate Dimensions: 390 x 260 mm (15.4 x 10.2 in.)
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . Cinerary Urn Ornamented with an Owl Flanked by Bucrania with Sphinxes Below, 18th century. From Vasi, Candelabri, Cippi, Sarcofagi, Tripodi, Lucerne, ed Ornamenti Antichi Disegn. ed Incisi dal Cav. Gio. Batta. Piranesi. Etching. plate : 390 x 260 mm (15.4 x 10.2 in.). DAC accession number Retrospective TBD. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892).
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