SculptureItalian16th century
The Thorn Puller, after antiquity
16th century
Artists
Severo da RavennaArtist
Unidentified ArtistArtist after
Dimensions
15 x 10.1 x 10.5 cm (5 7/8 x 4 x 4 1/8 in.) with base: 17.4 x 10.1 x 10.5 cm (6 7/8 x 4 x 4 1/8 in.)
Provenance
Therese Kuhn (Mrs. Herbert N.) Straus, Purchased in Rome, 1927, Bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1977. Mrs. Straus's acquisition of this piece noted in her will.
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