Reclining Hermaphrodite, Royal Prussian Iron Foundry, Gleiwitz, cast iron

Reclining Hermaphrodite

Royal Prussian Iron Foundry, Gleiwitz

About 1800

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Silhouette bust front, based on the statue of Luther at Worms (completed 1868) by Ernst Rietschel.
Oval box with green enamel lid.
Obverse: Bust in profile left in uniform. Reverse: The seated Minerva supports the Anhalt-Dessau coat of arms, in her right hand she holds a wreath, a bear rests at her feet; and she is surrounded with symbols of justice, the arts, and sciences.
Bust front, head slightly left.