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Statuette of an Astronomer
Statuette of an Astronomer

Statuette of an Astronomer

about 1700
Object PlaceItaly
Medium/TechniqueTerracotta
Dimensions39.05 cm (15 3/8 in.)
Credit LineH. E. Bolles Fund
Accession number45.99
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSculpture
Collections
Provenance1945, Raphael Stora and Company, New York; 1945, sold by Stora to the MFA for $180. (Accession Date: February 8, 1945)
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