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The Troll

Object NameSculpture

Artist Jaromír Rybák (Czech, b. 1952)

Made FromLead Glass

Date1987

Place MadeCzechoslovakia

TechniqueFused in a mold, semi-polished

SizeOverall H: 15.2 cm, W: 7.1 cm, D: 15.7 cm

Accession Number91.3.66

Credit LineGift of Sylva Petrova

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless, cobalt lead glasses; fused in a mold, semi-polished. Solid roughly modeled stylized head with colorless spiral-shaped hat blending into head with irregular cobalt coloration; face has raised disc-shaped eyes, elongated nose, open wide mouth, raised notching over forehead and one side of face, sharp protrusions of hairlocks extend from back of head; short, narrow circular neck base ground and polished flat; overall mold marks, some polishing; inscribed in script at thickest area of hat spiral: "Jaromír Rybák (followed by three "z"s tipped with arrows)".
Provenance

Former Collection Sylva Petrova - 1991-09-04