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Description

Horizontal loop form composed of two snakes with tails entwined, their heads flanking a satyr's head at top, its horns looped around the snakes.

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Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council

Date

ca. 1775

Accession Number

1909-25-15

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CC0

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metalwork

Decorative Arts

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Medium

Gilt bronze

Dimensions

H x W: 9.4 x 9.2 cm (3 11/16 x 3 5/8 in.)

made in

France

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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CC0

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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4fe30cd0b-de7a-4073-8543-cb31066e8cb6

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chndm_1909-25-15

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