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Gilt bronze plaque, Ovid's Metamor.
German (Augsburg)
about 1700
Object Place: Europe, Augsburg, Germany
Medium/Technique
Metal; Gilded bronze
Dimensions
12.7 x 12.7 cm (5 x 5 in.)
Credit Line
Seth Kettell Sweetser Fund
Accession Number1972.399
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionA fragment in relief showing a scene from Ovid's Metamorphoses: Marsyas flayed by Apollo. Figure of marsyas flung back against tree, Apollo in cloak and boots working on his right leg. Reed instrument on ground, large leafy tree at left. Companion to cask
Companion to 56.308a-e.
Companion to 56.308a-e.
Provenance1972, sold by Blumka Gallery, New York, to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 7, 1972)