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Sculptor:
Unknown  Search this
Medium:
Urn: concrete; Base: concrete
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Relief
Sculptures
Place:
Virginia
Spring Grove
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Virginia survey, 1995.
Summary:
A decorated urn atop a cylindrical base. The sides of the urn depict classical figures of a male playing two recorders while a female in front of him plays a tambourine. This scene is duplicated on the opposite side of the urn. The other scene on the urn depicts a man walking with a staff, accompanied by a cat of prey. This scene is also duplicated on its opposite side. The base is decorated with reliefs of three gargoyle-type heads circling it in equidistant measurement, joined by garlands.
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Object--Musical Instrument--Flute  Search this
Object--Musical Instrument--Tambourine  Search this
Fantasy--Monster  Search this
Control number:
IAS VA0000157
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_323487