Figure of a Beggar
ClassificationsSCULPTURE
Date19th century
Mediumivory relief with velvet mount and wood frame
Dimensionsheight: 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm.)
DescriptionThis framed relief in ivory portrays an old man raising a finger while speaking. He wears tattered clothes and broken shoes and holds one hand on a walking stick.
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gift of the Ernst and Marta Silten-Friedberg Collection
Status
Not on viewObject number2007.17.12
