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Bust of an African boy

Unknown Artist

late 16th century

Bust of an African boy by Unknown Artist

Medium

Sardonyx and gold

Dimensions

Overall: 5/8 x 7/16in. (1.6 x 1.1cm); visible cameo: 15.8 x 13.2 mm

Classification

Lapidary Work-Gems

Culture

Italian, probably Venice

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Milton Weil Collection, 1938

Accession Number

38.150.27

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