Oil Lamp in the Form of an African Man's Head
School of Andrea Riccio, Italian, 1470 - 1532
16th century
Bronze
Overall: 2 13/16 × 1 15/16 × 3 1/2 in. (7.2 × 5 × 8.9 cm)
Weight: 435 g (1 lb.)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Roger Arvid Anderson Collection; acquired through a gift from Evelyn A. and William B. Jaffe, Class of 1964H, by exchange
2016.63.18
Geography
Place Made: Italy, Europe
Period
1400-1600
Object Name
Sculpture
Research Area
Sculpture
Not on view
Course History
ARTH 28.01, The Global Renaissance, Elizabeth Kassler-Taub, Fall 2021
Art History 20.04, Faith and Empire, Beth Mattison, Spring 2023
Art History 20.04, Faith and Empire, Beth Mattison, Spring 2023
Art History 28.01, The Global Renaissance, Elizabeth Kassler-Taub, Spring 2024
Art History 28.01, The Global Renaissance, Elizabeth Kassler-Taub, Spring 2024
Publication History
Roger Arvid Anderson, The Roger Arvid Anderson Collection, Medals, Medallions, Plaquettes and Small Reliefs, Paintings, Sculpture, Works on Paper and Textiles, San Francisco: Roger Arvid Anderson (published privately), design by David L. Wilson, 2015, p. 268.
Provenance
Private collection, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, date unknown; Brimfield Market, Massachusetts; sold to Roger Arvid Anderson, San Francisco, about 1985-1986; lent to present collection,1993; sold to present collection, 2016.
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