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Source Description
The saint has a bland expression and wears a pronounced tonsure. Apparently balding, he has an incomplete circle of hair; only a forelock remains in the center of his forehead. The long neck suggests that the head may have been intended for insertion into a torso. The mouth has been painted, and there is a small hole in the head for a nimbus. The head was drilled at a later date and cut to form a whistle, which can be hung by means of the silver acanthus-leaf mount inserted into the crown of the head.
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Document identity
localId
28268
label
Saint
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
28268
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Saint
description
The saint has a bland expression and wears a pronounced tonsure. Apparently balding, he has an incomplete circle of hair; only a forelock remains in the center of his forehead. The long neck suggests that the head may have been intended for insertion into a torso. The mouth has been painted, and there is a small hole in the head for a nimbus. The head was drilled at a later date and cut to form a whistle, which can be hung by means of the silver acanthus-leaf mount inserted into the crown of the head.
provenance
Owned by Léon Gruel, Paris; William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
18th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
figurines
whistles
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
3.8
height
6.4
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 1/2 x W: 2 1/2 in. (3.8 x 6.4 cm)
Source extras
med
ivory, silver mount
creator_ids
32066
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
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aff377a920149ae3