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Head of Flora

Giovanni della Robbia (Italian, Florentine, 1469–1529 (?))
Italian (Florence)
Renaissance
about 1520
Object Place: Europe, Florence, Italy

Medium/Technique Glazed terracotta
Dimensions 17.5 x 13.5 x 14 cm (6 7/8 x 5 5/16 x 5 1/2 in.)
Weight = 3.5 lbs
Credit Line Zoe Oliver Sherman Collection
Accession Number22.658
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSculpture

DescriptionGlazed terracotta; wreath of flowers in polychrome, face and hair white.
Provenance1922, gift of Zoe Oliver Sherman (b. 1861 - d. 1945), Boston, to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 3, 1922)