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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2005.7.1
People
Unidentified Artist
Title
Knife Handle
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture
Date
17th century
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Italy, Northern Italy
Culture
Italian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/57761

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ivory
Technique
Carved
Dimensions
12.8 x 3 x 4.9 cm (5 1/16 x 1 3/16 x 1 15/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Benjamin and Lilian Hertzberg, New York, NY, Bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 2005.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Benjamin and Lilian Hertzberg
Accession Year
2005
Object Number
2005.7.1
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • Objects for a Kunstkammer: Early European Collecting, 1550-1700, Harvard University Art Museums, Busch-Reisinger Museum, 12/10/2005 - 11/19/2006

Verification Level

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