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Plate with a mythological image of Cybele
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Plate with a mythological image of Cybele

anonymous · c. 1725 - c. 1749 · turning; vitrification; paint; gild; emailleren; fired; glaze; gold (metal); email; porcelain

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Porcelain plate, painted on the glaze in red, black and gold. On the flat surface a mythological scene with Cybele in her chariot drawn by two lions, to her left a kneeling woman offering her a wreath. To the right of Cybele three more goddesses: Ceres, Flora and Pomona; on the wall a decorative band; the rim with a decorative band and a 'speardhead-border'. A chip in the rim. Two old labels on the underside with 'F. Bodenham/ Elmhurst, Hereford/ 73' and '7/ Cybele/ [...]'. European depiction in encre de Chine.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit linePlate with a mythological image of Cybele. c. 1725 - c. 1749. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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