King's attendant
Giuseppe Gori
second half 18th century
Medium
Polychromed terracotta head and wooden limbs; body of wire wrapped in tow; cotton and satin garments with silver and gold metallic thread; velvet belt backed with leather; brass sword; wooden and ivory staff; glass stones on turban
Dimensions
a) H: 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm); b) L: 8 3/16 in (20.8 cm); c) Diam: 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm)
Classification
Crèche
Culture
Italian, Naples
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Loretta Hines Howard, 1964
Accession Number
64.164.84a–c
Tags
SwordsMen