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Angel or saint

German (Augsburg)
early 18th century
Object Place: Augsburg, Germany

Medium/Technique Polychromed wood
Dimensions 243.84 cm (96 in.)
Credit Line Charles Amos Cummings Fund
Accession Number58.43
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSculpture

DescriptionPolychromed wood. Richly gilded drapery in knot at waist, left arm raised, outstretched right hand repaired. Yellowish flesh tones, red on left leg with sandal thongs below knee. On uneven base.
ProvenanceBy 1957, John Hunt, London and Dublin; 1958, sold by Hunt to the MFA for £2700. (Accession Date: February 13, 1958)

NOTES:
[1] MFA accession numbers 58.43 and 58.44 were purchased together for this price.