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Allegory of War

probably before 1868
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Allegory of War
  • Artist: Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (French, Anizy-le-Château 1824–1887 Sèvres)
  • Date: probably before 1868
  • Culture: French
  • Medium: Cast terracotta with a coat of brown paint; original turned ebonized socle
  • Dimensions: Height: 17 in. (43.2 cm)
  • Classification: Sculpture
  • Credit Line: Gift of Michael Hall, in memory of Victoria Blumka, 1991
  • Object Number: 1991.123
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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Vase (one of a pair), Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse  French, Lead- and tin-glazed earthenware, British, Etruria, Staffordshire
Designer Possibly designed by Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Manufacturer Josiah Wedgwood and Sons
ca. 1883
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late 18th or early 19th century
Terracotta figure wearing a bull mask, Terracotta, Cypriot
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Vase (one of a pair), Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse  French, Lead- and tin-glazed earthenware, British, Etruria, Staffordshire
Designer Possibly designed by Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Manufacturer Josiah Wedgwood and Sons
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