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The Table of Cebes (© British Museum)
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© British Museum

The Table of Cebes

Artist: Jacob Matham (1571 - 1631)

Location: British Museum

Date: 1592

Materials: engraving printed on paper

Dimensions: 63 x 124 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £11,500 (Total: £23,000)

Vendor: Artemis Fine Arts

Review number: 4800 (2000)

Provenance:
Private collection, London

Description:
Three walled enclosures with more than 100 symbolic figures moving within them. Each enclosure is entered by a gate and each is higher than the next.

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