Cupid Blindfolded

German, probably Nuremberg

Not on view

A technical examination and X-rays of the bronze suggest that it was a fountain figure. The studies reveal internal piping that would have conducted water in through a hollow plug under the left foot and out a hole between the clenched fingers of the figure's right hand.

Cupid Blindfolded, Bronze, German, probably Nuremberg

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