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Omphale

third quarter 17th century

Artus Quellinus the Elder

Artist, Flemish, 1609 - 1668

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Artwork overview

Medium

ivory
Credit Line

Gift of Robert H. Smith/Robert H. Smith Collection
Dimensions

overall: 12 cm (4 3/4 in.)
Accession

2022.181.80

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

2015

Schmidt, Eike D., et al. Bronze, Boxwood, and Ivory in the Robert H. Smith Collection of Renaissance Sculpture. London, 2015: 5, 70-73, repro. no. 80.

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