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Pin (part of a set)
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Pin (part of a set)

mid-19th century

Medium

Gold, shell (Cassia rufa)

Dimensions

Overall: 1 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (4.4 × 3.8 cm); visible cameo (confirmed): 26.4 × 32.1 mm

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Jones, 1899

Classification

Metalwork-Gold and Platinum|Jewelry

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Culture

Italian, probably Naples

Rights

Public Domain

About Bertel Thorvaldsen

1768–1844Kingdom of Denmark

Danish sculptor. Comment on works: sculptor