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King's Moorish attendant
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Polychromed terracotta head and wooden limbs; body of wire wrapped in tow; cotton and silk garments with silver and gold metallic thread; brass sword
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of Loretta Hines Howard 1964
Title: King's Moorish attendant
Description:
Polychromed terracotta head and wooden limbs; body of wire wrapped in tow; cotton and silk garments with silver and gold metallic thread; brass sword.
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