Bronze Age Gold from Wales
Figure
Figure of a seated Pope, slipcast earthenware, coated in white slip, decorated under a clear glare with graffiti-like inscriptions, transfer prints based on line drawings of Christ wearing the crown of thorns, Adam, Eve and Adam and Eve together (probably after Masaccio's Expulsion from the Garden of Eden), marbled and painted red slip, dripped green and brown glazes.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 39597
Creation/Production
Philip, Eglin
Date: 2010
Acquisition
Purchase - ass. of DWT, 1/12/2015
Purchased with support from The Derek Williams Trust
Measurements
Height
(cm): 59
Width
(cm): 30
Depth
(cm): 28
Techniques
slip-cast
forming
Applied Art
transfer-printed
decoration
Applied Art
painted
decoration
Applied Art
glazed
decoration
Applied Art
Material
earthenware
Location
Front Hall, South Balcony
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