Bust

18th century · Bust · 47.5 × 23 cm

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Victoria and Albert Museum

Londra, Regno Unito

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Verificato: 7 giorni fa
Ultimo cambio di stato: 25 set 2026
Fonte: I dati di collezione del museo stesso

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About the sculpture

This bust shows the Greek poet Sappho. She lived on the Greek island of Lesbos and is known for her lyric poetry.

Plaster busts like this were used to take moulds to cast black basalt busts. The plaster busts were often provided to Wedgwood by Hoskins and Grant in London.

Victoria and Albert Museum

Scheda

Numero di inventario: WE.389-2014

What it shows

Sappho

Fonti

Victoria and Albert Museum: the museum's own open data · acquisita 7 giorni fa
Immagine: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Sotto lo stesso tetto: Victoria and Albert Museum

Pagina del museo

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