SculptureItalian15th-16th century
Head of Saint John the Baptist
c. 1500
Artists
Unidentified ArtistArtist
Dimensions
7.1 × 8 cm (2 13/16 × 3 1/8 in.)
Provenance
[Luigi Grassi, Florence]. Alexis Gregory, New York, bequest; to Harvard Art Museums, 2021
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