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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