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Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
Head of a Saint
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Head of a Saint

Artist/Maker (Artist Unknown)
Date19th century
Mediumwood and paint
DimensionsOverall: 11 x 5 7/8 x 6 1/8 in. (27.9 x 14.9 x 15.6 cm)
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Gould
Terms
    Object number91.0251
    DescriptionThe head and shoulders of this head were once part of a dressed statue or armature. The face, with its ecstatic expression, may be St. Theresa of Avila. Adhesive residue on the head indicates that it once would have had real hair.
    On View
    Not on view
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Artist Unknown
    collected 1932
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Bassa people
    20th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 400
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Central Highlands/Atlantic Watershed
    ca. 500-1000
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Jasper Johns
    1972
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Chokwe people
    not dated
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Artist Unknown
    late 2nd to early 3rd century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Katladlit Inuit
    1970s-1980s