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Herod and Herodias with head of Saint John the Baptist
Herod and Herodias with head of Saint John the Baptist

Herod and Herodias with head of Saint John the Baptist

late 15th century
Object PlaceFrance
Medium/TechniqueMetal; gilt-bronze
DimensionsDiameter: 3.9 cm (1 9/16 in.)
Credit LineH. E. Bolles Fund
Accession number48.14
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1900, Eugen Miller von Aichholz (b. 1835 - d. 1919), Vienna; May 18-22, 1900, Miller von Aichholz sale, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, lot 225, to "Miller," probably Miller von Aichholz [see note]. 1948, sold by Blumka Gallery, New York, to the MFA for $200. (Accession Date: January 8, 1948)

NOTE: Several examples of this plaquette are known. At the time of acquisition, this example was said to come from the Miller von Aichholz collection.