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Head of a wild boar
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Head of a wild boar

c. 1400 - c. 1600 · punching; casting; ciselure; brass (alloy)

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

About this work

The cast and chased object is in the form of a boar's head with tusks and forelegs. Behind the head the attachment piece with six faces, in which diagonals composed of points are punched. Inside an iron casting point for attachment to a larger whole.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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Credit lineKop van een everzwijn. c. 1400 - c. 1600. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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