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Jacques Boiceau de la Barrauderie

Artist Abraham Dupré (French, 1604-1647)
Place of OriginFrance
Date1624
DimensionsDiam: 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm)
MediumCast bronze
ClassificationSculpture
Credit LineMrs. C. Lockhart McKelvy Fund
Object number
2002.7
Not on View
DescriptionThe cast piece shows butterflies fluttering in the sky above a city and garden landscape with caterpillars crawling through the grass. It is an image of abundant and fertile nature, with the Latin motto translating as: born of the earth, I reach the sky after my labor.
Nature
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Unidentified
26th Dynasty (664–525 BCE), about 600–550 BCE
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26th Dynasty (664–525 BCE), about 600–550 BCE

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