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Allegorical Group
French
17th century
Object Place: Europe, France
Medium/Technique
Metal; Gilded bronze
Dimensions
15.88 cm (6 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
H. E. Bolles Fund
Accession Number63.6
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionGilt bronze. Crowned figure of Prudence (?) with double face, bearded man at front, woman back, holds oval plaque, engraved with suns rays over G N 366, and key; flanked by winged lightly draped figures, one at right half kneeling (wings broken off.)
Provenance1963, sold by J.J.Klejman (dealer; b. 1906 - d. 1995), New York, to the MFA for $1,000. (Accession Date: January 9, 1963)