Oil lamp in the form of a dwarf on a donkey’s head
Object type: Oil lamp
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: Northern Italian
Artist: Andrea Briosco, called Riccio
Artist bio: Italian, Trent 1470–1532 Padua
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: mid-16th century
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: wt. confirmed: 6 3/4 in., 0.9 lb. (17.1 cm, 408.237g)
Classification: Sculpture-Bronze
Credit line: Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964
Accession year: 1964
Tags: Donkeys