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Herod and Herodias with head of Saint John the Baptist
French
late 15th century
Object Place: Europe, France
Medium/Technique
Metal; gilt-bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 3.9 cm (1 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
H. E. Bolles Fund
Accession Number48.14
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionUniface rondel with low rimmed edge and three peircings: one at top and one at both right and left edge. Crowned half-length figures in relief represent Herodias (on proper right) and Herod (on proper left) with head of Saint John the Baptist on a plate below at below and center. Herodias holds knife in her right hand to head. Probably from a head-dress.
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.
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.