Serpent
Unknown
ca. 1810
Medium
Wood, leather cover
Dimensions
39 × 17 × 8 1/4 in. (99.1 × 43.2 × 21 cm)
Classification
Aerophone-Lip Vibrated-horn
Culture
French
Department
Musical Instruments
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Robert Alonzo Lehman Bequest, 2005
Accession Number
2005.372
About the Artist
Unknown
The artist designated as "Unknown" in our virtual museum's collection exemplifies a poignant chapter in art history: creators whose identities have faded into obscurity despite the enduring power of their work. With only one known artwork attributed to them in our holdings, this figure represents countless anonymous hands that shaped visual culture across centuries. Museums worldwide, including th...