Head of John the Baptist
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Head of John the Baptist
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Published 2018-06-20T12:42:51+00:00
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This is the head of John the Baptist on a charger, as if it had just been cut oof on Herod's orders. Unlike the Benin memorial head, which depicts a king's power derived through ancestors and existing across time, this sculpture shows the moment of death, going so far as to present death itself.
Technical Information
Date published | 20/06/2018 |
Complexity | Medium |
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Title | Head of John the Baptist |
Date | Circa 1430 |
Accession | N 268 |
Medium | Oak wood |
Credit | Acquired in 1973 |
Record | https://www.smb.museum/en/museums-institutions/bode-museum/home.html |
Place | Bode Museum |
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