Black king
Object type: Crèche figure
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: Italian, Naples
Date: late 18th–early 19th century
Medium: Polychromed terracotta head and wooden limbs; body of wire wrapped in tow; silk and satin garments with silver thread and buttons; muslin turban and gilt metal crown
Dimensions: H. 13 3/8 in. (34 cm.)
Classification: Crèche
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Ephraim F. Bloch, 1977
Accession year: 1977
Tags: Swords|Kings