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Handle of Instrument with Monkey Statuette

Handle of Instrument with Monkey Statuette

SculptureUnidentified cultureUnidentified century

Handle of Instrument with Monkey Statuette

Unidentified century

Description

Statuette of a monkey (or, less likely, a baboon) mounted on a small handle for some sort of implement, perhaps a blade or cosmetic applicator. The monkey stands with knees bent. His left arm is against his body, holding the strap of a bag on his back. In his right arm, which hangs by his side, he holds a situla or bucket. The base of the handle curves upwards in two volutes.

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Cast

Medium

Bronze

Culture

Unidentified culture

Period

Modern

Century

Unidentified century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

9.2 x 2.3 cm (3 5/8 x 7/8 in.)

Provenance

Miss Elizabeth Gaskell Norton, Boston, MA and Miss Margaret Norton, Cambridge, MA (by 1920), gift; to the Fogg Museum, 1920. Note: The Misses Norton were daughters of Charles Elliot Norton (1827-1908).

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