Description
This object might have graced a man’s hat or the handle of a sword. The allegory has yet to be deciphered, but the heroic male nude chained in flames probably addresses masculine virtues of strength or stoicism.
Provenance
Dr. Leo Mildenberg (Zurich, Switzerland), sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1968.; Dr. Jacob Hirsch (New York, New York)
Accession Number
1968.29
Medium
gilt bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 3.6 cm (1 7/16 in.)
Classification
Sculpture
Credit Line
Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund
