Head of Saint Francis of Assisi
Carved in the round, St. Francis's neck is shaped like a peg to fit into something else, presumably a torso made of another material. Although documentation is sparse, it is generally assumed by specialists in the field that such heads carved in ivory and intended to be insert...
Artifact
| id |
id
11803
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|---|---|
| contentType |
contentType
object
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Leon Gruel, Paris; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| pageCount |
pageCount
1
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| source |
source
import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_71.389_Fnt_BW_C82.jpg |
|---|---|
| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_71.389_Fnt_BW_C82.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_71.389_Fnt_BW_C82.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/71.389 |
Terms
Medium
ivory