Carrara marble with pyrite crystals

unknown 1770 - 1790

Little sculpture in saccharoid white marble from Carrara with pyritohedral pyrite crystals , representing a cradle with a baby sleeping inside

Details

Title: Carrara marble with pyrite crystals
Creator: unknown
Date: 1770 - 1790
Location: Musei Civici di Reggio Emilia
Physical Dimensions: w15,5 x h13 x d8,5 cm
Period: Second half of 18th century
Bibliography: Jona A. “La collezione monumentale di Lazzaro Spallanzani classificata e ordinata secondo lo stato della scienza alla fine del secolo XVIII - Catalogo guida”, Reggio Emilia, 1888 Spallanzani M.F. “La collezione naturalistica di Lazzaro Spallanzani: i modi e i tempi della sua formazione”, Reggio Emilia, 1985
Type: Sculpture

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