Moorish king

Medium

Polychromed terracotta head and wooden limbs; body of wire wrapped in tow; satin, silk and velvet garments; silver and gold metallic thread; glass buttons; coral beads and pearls; silver-gilt crown

Dimensions

a) H. 15 1/4 in. (38.7 cm.); b) Diam. 2 3/4 in. (7 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

64.164.82a, b

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