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Figure embodying "Quartz"
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3D scan of a man that personifies quartz as a powerful mountain spirit rising directly from a cluster of sharp-edged crystal druses. In the tradition of romantic mythical figures such as Rübezahl, the bearded figure appears as an archaic guardian, inextricably linked to the mineral treasures of the underworld.
The figure was created by Rudolf Weyr (1847-1914) and is part of the decorative program in Hall IV of the Natural History Museum.
**Object**: Quartz – Spirit of the Mountain
**Collection**: Natural History Museum Vienna (contact: Stefanie Jovanović-Kruspel)
Find out more about the NHMW [here](http://www.nhm-wien.ac.at/en)
Scanned and edited by A. Haider (NHMW)
Scanner: Artec Leo.
Contribution to the digitization project „Einsichten in die gesellschaftspolitische Dimension des NHMW über die Jahrhunderte von der Prägung des Wissenschafts-Verständnisses bis zum Nationalpark in der Lobau“ funded by the [BMWKMS](https://www.bmwkms.gv.at/)
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