Bust of Pope Pius VI (Giovanni Angelo Braschi, 1717–1799)

Bust of Pope Pius VI (Giovanni Angelo Braschi, 1717–1799) by Christian Friedrich Hecker

Medium

Onyx and gold

Dimensions

Overall: 1 1/16 x 13/16 x 1 in. (2.6 x 2.1 x 2.5 cm); visible cameo (confirmed): 24.4 x 18.2 mm

Classification

Lapidary Work-Gems

Culture

Italian, Rome

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Milton Weil Collection, 1939

Accession Number

39.22.27

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