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Record drawing of part of a relief showing two sea-horses rising from the water beside two naked figures, one of whom is blowing a conch shell, the other gesticulating.
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Reference number
Adam vol.26/160
Purpose
Record drawing of part of a relief showing two sea-horses rising from the water beside two naked figures, one of whom is blowing a conch shell, the other gesticulating.
Aspect
Elevation
Signed and dated
- Undated
Medium and dimensions
Pencil
303 x 422
Hand
Unidentified eighteenth-century artist
Watermark
Countermark
Notes
This probably shows part of a sarcophagus relief; the style of the drawing is naturalistic. The rather scratchy hand may be compared with that in Adam vol.26/156 and 171.
Level
Drawing
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