Allegory of Africa

anonymous, c. 1700 - c. 1750

  • Artwork typesculpture
  • Object numberBK-NM-1606
  • Dimensionsheight 38 cm x width 22 cm x depth 7.5 cm x weight 5 kg
  • Physical characteristicsalabaster

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Allegory of Africa

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-NM-1606

  • Inscriptions / marks

    number, on the plinth, in black ink: ‘WDB6’ (inventory number Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden)

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Creation

  • Creation

    sculptor: anonymous, Zuid-Italië (possibly)

  • Dating

    c. 1700 - c. 1750

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    alabaster

  • Dimensions

    height 38 cm x width 22 cm x depth 7.5 cm x weight 5 kg

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Acquisition and rights

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; excavated in Wijk bij Duurstede, by 1842;{L.F.J. Janssen, ‘Oudheidkundige aanteekeningen over de opdelvingen te Wijk bij Duurstede’, _Oudheidkundige Mededeelingen_ 1 (1842), pp. 1-72, esp. 8-11. With thanks to Heikki Pauts.} J.C. van der Veur, Zoelmond; Mr P.A. Brugmans, Amsterdam; presented by the heirs of P.A. Brugmans to the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden, 1868; transferred to the Nederlands Museum voor Geschiedenis en Kunst, The Hague, 1875; transferred to the museum, 1885

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