Hind

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Hind

c. 1530

Artist/maker unknown, German

The seam in the animal's neck suggests that this bronze was adapted from a drinking vessel in the form of a deer. In silver, such pieces were hollow containers, with the head hinged so that it could be opened.

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Object Details

Title:

Hind

Date:

c. 1530

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown, German

Medium:

Bronze

Dimensions:

6 7/8 x 2 x 5 1/8 inches (17.5 x 5.1 x 13 cm)

Classification:

Sculpture

Credit Line:

Purchased with funds contributed by Edith L. and Frank Brisbin Foster and their children from the Edmond Foulc Collection, 1930

Accession Number:

1930-1-29

Geography:

Possibly made in Nuremberg, Germany, Europe

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