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Achilles' Baptism in the River Styx
Achilles' Baptism in the River Styx
Achilles' Baptism in the River Styx

Achilles' Baptism in the River Styx

Artist (born Spokane, Washington, 1940)
Date1996
MediumClay, glaze, and underglaze
DimensionsOverall (dimension of figure and base together (Height and base diameter)): 64 x 19 x 19 in. (162.6 x 48.3 x 48.3 cm)
Figure (Height and diameter taken below figure's elbow): 39 x 14 3/4 in. (99.1 x 37.5 cm)
Base (Height and diameter of base): 24 3/8 x 19 in. (61.9 x 48.3 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Terms
  • biblical story
  • allegorical
Object number2001.38 A-B
DescriptionBlack-haired female figure in yellow dress holding by his feet a small male figure painted black--his face and one heel are flesh-colored. Figures are on a base that looks like black water flowing over rocks.
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