Door Knocker with Neptune and Seahorses
In Venice, with its great port, the Roman god Neptune, ruler of the oceans, was a popular motif for the decoration of everyday objects as well as elegant statuettes. The symmetrical, undulating forms of this knocker suggest Neptune's watery element and takes its shape from the...
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457
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object
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normalized
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A. Seligmann, Rey and Co., New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Samson [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1917 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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CC0
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en
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2
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| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_54.3_Fnt_BW_H77.jpg |
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| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_54.3_Fnt_BW_H77.jpg |
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| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/54.3 |
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bronze
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