Identification title(s): ornament with two sirens. Object type: print ornament print object number: rp-p-ob-1762. Catalog reference: new hollstein dutch 164-(a). Bartsch 164. Orn cat i 97. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso lower left, stamped: lugt 240 signature and date: 'l 1528'. Description: two sirens on either side of a candelabra. On top, a winged figure with a trident, seen from the back, sits between two sphinxes. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: lucas van leyden (mentioned on object), according to own design by: lucas van leyden. Place of manufacture: netherlands. Date: 1528. Physical features: engraving. Material: paper technique: engraving (printing process). Dimensions: top: h 117 mm × w 76 mm. Subject: what: ornament ~ hybrid beings; human and animal forms mixed. Acquisition: transfer of management 1816. Date: 1528.
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