Asset ID:
3710
CMS Object ID:
351532
Accession Number:
WA1888.CDEF.B707
Title:
Laocoon and His Sons
Object Name:
plaquette
Associated person(s) + dates:
Anonymous Italian (14th - 20th century) (Italian)
Object dating:
16th century (1501 - 1600)
Nationality:
Italian
Associated place(s):
Italy (place of creation)
Dimensions:
5.35 cm (diameter)
Materials/ techniques:
bronze; Concave Cast. On reverse rough surface indicates sand casting. This is smoothed down at edge, so that the object will lie flat. Medium brown patina
Responsible department:
Western Art
Single/ multiple object:
Single
Asset copyright notice:
© Ashmolean Museum
Key words:
- arm
- b./707./cdf
- b./707.cdef
- background
- border
- centre
- chevron
- circular
- coll
- coll
- depicted
- digit
- double
- father
- feet
- fortnum
- ground
- indistinct
- inscription
- inside
- inventory
- label
- landscape
- laocoon
- left
- leg
- lunges
- number
- paint
- pattern
- plaquette
- plaquettes
- remains
- reverse
- right
- rock
- rocky
- second
- serpent
- son
- sons
- thigh
- third
- tree
- tries
- upper
- white
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