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Marble Tripod with Snake on Bowl and Satyr Heads on the Legs on an Ornamental Base
18th century18th century
390 x 245 mm (15.4 x 9.6 in.)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778)
- animals - This section can use more hierarchical (quasi-Linnaean) refinement in future; extant terms were assembled into a fairly flat and slightly redundant structure to expedite conversion.
- 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.]
- reptiles
- snakes
- plate Dimensions: 390 x 245 mm (15.4 x 9.6 in.)
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . Marble Tripod with Snake on Bowl and Satyr Heads on the Legs on an Ornamental Base, 18th century. From Vasi, Candelabri, Cippi, Sarcofagi, Tripodi, Lucerne, ed Ornamenti Antichi Disegn. ed Incisi dal Cav. Gio. Batta. Piranesi. Etching. plate : 390 x 245 mm (15.4 x 9.6 in.). DAC accession number Retrospective TBD. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892).