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Menschen- und Tierköpfe, Dodekaeder

3. Viertel 16. Jahrhundert

Eleven human heads and one horse head are painted in water-colour onto the 12 pentagonal, paper-covered wooden surfaces of the polygon. When turned 180 degrees, the heads are visible again. Maybe the heads humorously refer to Archduke Ferdinand’s collection of portraits.

Eleven human heads and one horse head are painted in water-colour onto the 12 pentagonal, paper-covered wooden surfaces of the polygon. When turned 180 degrees, the heads are visible again. Maybe the heads humorously refer to Archduke Ferdinand’s collection of portraits.

Time:
3. Viertel 16. Jahrhundert

Object Name
Dodekaeder, Menschen- und Tierköpfe

Material/technology:
Holz, Eisen, Papier

Dimensions:
Dm. 39 cm

Copyright
Schloss Ambras Innsbruck

Invs.
Schloss Ambras Innsbruck, PA 945

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