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Laocoön and his Sons

probably 17th century

Italian 17th Century

Artist

French 17th Century

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Artwork overview

Medium

bronze
Credit Line

Purchased as a gift of Andrew M. Brown
Dimensions

overall (diameter): 5.3 cm (2 1/16 in.)
gross weight: 34.7 gr (0.076 lb.)
Accession

2014.59.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Private collection, Europe; (Nomos AG, Numismatics, Zurich); purchased 28 May 2014 by NGA.

Associated Names

Nomos AG, Numismatics

Bibliography

2009

Boardman, John, with Diana Scarisbrick, Claudia Wagner, and Erika Zwierlein-Diehl. The Marlborough Gems formerly at Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire. Oxford, 2009: 224, no. 499, repros. (shell cameo version and example at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford).

2014

Warren, Jeremy. Medieval and Renaissance Sculpture. A Catalogue of the Collection in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. Oxford, 2014: 3:935-936, no. 399, repro. (example at the Ashmolean).

Wikidata ID

Q63863533

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