Head of an African Man Wearing the Collar of an Enslaved Person

Venetian 16th Centurysecond half 16th century

Details

Title: Head of an African Man Wearing the Collar of an Enslaved Person
Creator: Venetian 16th Century
Date Created: second half 16th century
Physical Dimensions: overall: 5.7 x 3.7 x 4.6 cm (2 1/4 x 1 7/16 x 1 13/16 in.)
Provenance: Gustave Dreyfus [1837-1914], Paris; his estate; purchased 1930 with the entire Dreyfus collection by (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London and New York); purchased 1945 by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York; gift 1957 to NGA.
Medium: cast iron

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