Detail View: SHIMMER: Anteros and the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain
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Title:
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Anteros and the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain
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Caption:
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(popularly known as 'Eros')
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Creation Date:
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1893
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Image Date:
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1985
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Period:
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19th century
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Location:
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London
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Country:
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ENGLAND, UK
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Material:
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aluminium , bronze
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Display Creator:
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GILBERT, Alfred
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Image ID:
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94-4345
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Description:
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Exterior view: cast aluminium statue on bronze fountain. Location: Piccadilly Circus. Anteros is the younger twin of Eros and the symbol for selfless love, being used here as a symbol for Christian Charity for this monument to Lord Shaftesbury.
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Rights:
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© Sheffield Hallam University
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Permissions:
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For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
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Photographed by:
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Paul Walker
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Creator:
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GILBERT, Alfred
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Creator Dates - Born:
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1854
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Creator Dates - Died:
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1934
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Creator Role:
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Sculptor.
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Culture Gender:
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Male.
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Nationality:
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British.
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Subject Heading:
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Fountains
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Subject Heading:
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Sculpture -- England -- London
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Subject Heading:
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Sculpture, British -- 1800-1900
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Subject Heading:
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Piccadilly Circus (London, England)
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Subject Heading:
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Heritage tourism -- England -- London
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