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Skeleton
Lost Art-ID
208286
Artist
Title
Skeleton
Object type
Group of reported objects
Material / Technique
ivory : glass / carved
Height
25.50 cm
Diameter
8.50 cm
Inventory number
Ahv 213
Description
Skeleton with scythe and hourglass; the glass with a narrow opening, the stopper made from ivory and fastened with an arrow inside; the inscription "MEMENTO MORI" on a strip and "EVOLEMVS" on a winged heart on top.
Literature / Source
Inventar 1717, fol. 56r; Inventar 1764, fol. 66r, Nr. 8; Inventar 1830, fol. 10r, Nr. 16; Inventar 1858, Bd. I, Kap. XXV, Nr. 73; Aldenhoven Plastik, Elfenbein Nr. 213
Published since
Contact
Stiftung Schloss Friedenstein
Gotha
Schlossplatz 1
99867 Gotha
Germany
Phone
0049 (0) 03621 8234-0
Fax
0049 (0) 03621 8234-290
Contact
Dr. Timo Trümper
Position
Kustode für Gemälde und Plastik
Phone
+49 (0) 3621 8234 553
Contact
Dr. Tobias Pfeifer-Helke
Position
Stiftungsdirektor
Phone
+49 (0) 621-8234 100
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