Mercury
Object type: Statuette
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: Flemish
Artist: Gert van Egen
Artist bio: Flemish (active Denmark), documented 1568, died 1611 or 1612
Artist role: Maker
Date: 1611
Medium: Alabaster, partly polychromed and gilded
Dimensions: Overall on base (confirmed): H. 13 x W. 4 11/16 x D. 3 9/16 in. (33 x 11.9 x 9 cm);
Overall figure only: H. 9 7/8 x W. 4 1/16 x D. 3 3/8 in. (25.1 x 10.3 x 8.6 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit line: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Fund, 2008
Accession year: 2008
Tags: Mercury