Crozier Head with Dragon and Other Animals
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Crozier Head with Dragon and Other Animals
1858, after original of 10th - 12th century
Plaster cast of original ivory carving
State:
Reproduction
5 15/16 in. x 3 3/8 in. (15.1 cm x 8.5 cm)
Bryn Mawr College
Accession Number:
1858.136.2
Acquisition Date:
1908
Geography:
Europe, Republic of Ireland, Munster, Cork, Aghadoe
Classification:
Fine and Visual Arts; Sculptures; Fictile Ivories
Culture/Nationality:
Irish
Collection:
Fictile Ivories
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- 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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Bibliography List
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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: 263-264, no. 746
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