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Skeleton made of deer antler on an inlaid base, Central Europe, 17th–18th centuries
Weight: 277 g
the object depicts a skeleton lying supine: the rib cage, vertebrae, limbs, and skull are clearly distinguishable, rendered with deliberately expressive and marked lines. The object rests on a rectangular base, also made of deer antler, decorated with an elegant black and white geometric inlay featuring triangular and diamond motifs. Objects of this type recall the theme of memento mori, widespread in the Wunderkammer and cabinets of curiosities of the time.
Height x width of skeleton: 16 x 3.5 cm;
Height x width x depth of base: 2.4 x 21 x 7 cm.
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SILVER ANTIQUES, IVORIES, WUNDERKAMMER - Including selected Works of Art from the Count Luigi Rigi Luperti Collection
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