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Source Description
A triton, a minor sea god that was human above the waist, had legs like a horse but webbed, and a long, fish like body playfully cavorts with a nereid or sea nymph. Such pairs may be depicted accompanying Neptune, ruler of the seas.
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Document identity
localId
38284
label
A Triton and a Nereid
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
38284
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
A Triton and a Nereid
description
A triton, a minor sea god that was human above the waist, had legs like a horse but webbed, and a long, fish like body playfully cavorts with a nereid or sea nymph. Such pairs may be depicted accompanying Neptune, ruler of the seas.
provenance
Arnold Seligmann [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1925 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1600 (Baroque)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Metal
statuary groups
bronzes, sculptures
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 23 11/16 in. (60.2 cm)
Source extras
reign
Rudolf II (AD 1576-1611)
med
bronze, patina
creator_ids
2902
collection_ids
BAR
exhibition_ids
34
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
ae7c408c27513886