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Object Type
Museum number: H,7.49
Title: Series: Ancient Bas-Reliefs
Description: Galatea, riding a dolphin drawn seashell at right, escaping the giant cyclops Polyphemus at left, sitting on a rock, holding a set of pan-pipes, and leaning on a stick; an armed cupid flies above. Engraving
Producer name
School/style
Production date: 1510-1527
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Height: 114 millimetres; Width: 168 millimetres
Bibliographic references
Location: Not on display
Subjects: classical mythology; classical deity
Associated names: Representation of: Galatea; Representation of: Polyphemus; Representation of: Eros/Cupid
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1753
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: H,7.49

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