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A black and white view of a statue of an undentified Greek or Roman god, reclining across a platform. One elbow is propped on a sphinx and he is holding some wheat in his other hand. Putti are crawling all over his body playfully. It is set against a dark background. Under glass with an off-white mat in a black painted molded wood frame.
prints (visual works)
glass (material)
paper (fiber product)
wood (plant material)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
allegory (artistic device)
putti (motifs)
wheat straw
Unidentified Paper
Glass
Allegorical Figure
Sphinx
Putti
Wheat
PICTURE, ALLEGORY
Labeled on the back is: From Montgomery's Music and Art Store, 6 Pleasant St., Portsmouth, N.H.
Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),
Unknown
19 x 15.5 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Ralph May
1971.1568
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