Figure of Asia and Africa from the Four Continents
https://clevelandart.org/art/1917.601.2
Often collected by wealthy British merchants who were beneficiaries of colonial expansion, figural groups were frequently part of elaborate table decorations meant to signify wealth and global dominance. In this work, Africa, who wears an elephant headdress and holds a scorpio...
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Technique
soft-paste porcelain
Medium
soft-paste porcelain
Genre
Ceramic
Department
Decorative Art and Design
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