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Panel of Situla with Medieval Figures

1858, after original of ca. 1000
Plaster cast of original ivory carving
State: Reproduction

3 11/16 in. x 7 3/4 in. (9.4 cm x 19.7 cm)

Bryn Mawr College
Accession Number: 1858.156
Acquisition Date: 1908
Geography: Europe, Germany, Middle Rhine
Classification: Fine and Visual Arts; Sculptures; Fictile Ivories
Culture/Nationality: German
Collection: Fictile Ivories
Description: Cast of Aachen Cathedral situla panel with emperor, bishop, archbishop, ecclesiastic and warrior after original in the Treasury of the Cathedral, Aachen (Aix-la-Chapelle). Description: "1. A crowned emperor seated, holding aloft his scepter and globe marked with a cross. 2. A warrior clad in ringed mail with a circular shield and long spear standing at the open doors of a castle. 3. A second warrior similarly armed. 4. An archbishop standing erect, wearing the pallium with a book in his left hand and his pastoral staff in his right hand between two columns with richly ornamented capitals with curtains looped at the sides in the antique manner. 5. An ecclesiastic seated between similarly draped columns with his right hand elevated in benediction. The figures are excellently designed in very deep relief. 6. One of the heads forming the handle (1 2/5 inch square) with curling hair and beard, and twisted mustachios, carved in very high relief with great boldness." (Westwood p. 268)

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plaster*, Plaster casts, representation*
  • plaster - Refers to a soft, plastic material that can be spread or daubed on a wall, ceiling, or other surface, where it afterwards hardens. In the context of art and architecture, it generally refers specifically to a mixture of water, lime, and sand, often combined with other materials, such as animal hair, to give the resulting material strength, texture, and if the surface is to be painted, porosity.
  • Plaster casts
  • representation - A manner of expression by the artist in which the subject matter is presented so that the observer is reminded of actual visible forms. However, the subject represented may or may not exist in the visible world. For example, representations may include presentations of subject matter that are invisible to the eye, such as emotions or imaginary events, as if they are visible.

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  • J. O. Westwood, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Fictile Ivories in the South Kensington Museum G. E. Eyre and W. Spottiswoods. London, England, 1876
    Page Number: 267-268, no. 755-761

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