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Bust of a bacchante

Nicola Morelli

1820–38

Medium

Onyx

Tags

Bacchantes

Dimensions

Overall (confirmed): 1 3/4 x 1 5/16 in. (4.4 x 3.4 cm); visible cameo: 41.7 x 32.5 mm

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Milton Weil Collection, 1940

Classification

Lapidary Work-Gems

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Culture

Italian, Rome

Rights

Public Domain

About Nicola Morelli

1771–1838

Italian, 1771–1838

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