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Source Description
Most Italian "presepio" or Christmas crèche figures were made in Naples.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
6770
label
Presepio Figure
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
6770
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Presepio Figure
description
Most Italian "presepio" or Christmas crèche figures were made in Naples.
provenance
Sale, Sotheby's, London, December 1999, lot 153; Walters Art Museum, 2000, by purchase.
date
ca. 1790 (Italian late Baroque)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Sculpture
figurines
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
30
height
9.5
depth
6
dimensionsRaw
H: 11 13/16 x W: 3 3/4 x D: 2 3/8 in. (30 x 9.5 x 6 cm); H of figure and hat: 11 x W: 3 3/4 x D: 2 3/8 in. (28 x 9.5 x 6 cm); Figure H: 9 13/16 x W: 3 3/4 x D: 2 3/8 in. (25 x 9.5 x 6 cm); Hat H: 1 9/16 x W: 1 9/16 x D: 1 9/16 in. (4 x 4 x 4 cm)
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33562
collection_ids
BAR
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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2ca29014597700ef
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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7f76c86bd1d79539
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no
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no