Oriental attendant

Unknown Artist

second half 18th century

Oriental attendant by Unknown Artist

Medium

Polychromed terracotta head and wooden limbs; body of wire wrapped in tow; silk, linen and burlap garments

Dimensions

a) H. 15 3/4 in. (40 cm.); b) Diam. 2 in. (5.1 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

64.164.75a, b

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