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1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Sculpture
Vase with Serpent-Shaped Handles Sprouting from Medusa Heads
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- Date
- 1805-1820
- Accession number
- 2017.2
- Maker
- Lorenzo Bartolini(Opens in new tab) (Italian, 1777–1850)
- Dimensions
- overall: 28 3/4 in. (73 cm.)
- Medium
- Carrara marble
- Description
- A large double snake handle vase decorated with Medusa heads on the sides and with floral and vegetal motifs at the bottom.
- Credit
- The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Purchased with funds from the Schweppe Art Acquisition Fund and gift of the Estate of Gore Vidal, Mr. John Balderston, Mrs. Florence Quinn, Mrs. Nathaniel Dyke, and Miss Beryl Mortlock by exchange
