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Neptune on a Seahorsec.1600-1650

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Glazed ceramic sculpture of a bearded nude male figure riding a hippocamp — a creature with a horse's head and fish-scaled tail — on a wave-form base, in cream, brown, and cobalt blue glazes
Glazed ceramic sculpture, rear view of a nude figure with a fish-tailed lower body seated atop a sea creature resembling a horse, rendered in cream, deep blue, and brown tones with visible scale texture on the tail and mane detail on the creature.

Unknown, Neptune on a Seahorse, c.1600-1650, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by Alan Ross Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sowter, John Spring, Mrs. A. Stiassni, Walter Stein, Mr. B.L. Stilphen, Grenville W. Stratton, and Anna A. Streckewald, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Neptune on a Seahorse
Place Made
France, Avon
Date Made
c.1600-1650
Medium
Lead-glazed earthenware, Palissy ware
Dimensions
7 11/16 x 6 13/16 x 3 3/4 in. (19.53 x 17.3 x 9.53 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Alan Ross Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sowter, John Spring, Mrs. A. Stiassni, Walter Stein, Mr. B.L. Stilphen, Grenville W. Stratton, and Anna A. Streckewald
Accession Number
82.9.15
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • Phil Freshman. Los Angeles County Museum of Art Report, July 1, 1981-June 30, 1983. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1984.
  • Esguerra, Clarissa, and Michaela Hansen. Lee Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2022.
  • Esguerra, Clarissa M., Michaela Hansen, Katie Somerville, and Danielle Whitfield, editors. Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse. Melbourne: National Gallery of Victoria; Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2022.