toy figure

Small ceramic figure of a man wearing a mid-length coat with detail on the front. He has short hair and a full beard. He is holding a sword in his left hand and his right hand is on his hip. The figure is unpainted, but is standing on a base painted green with a gold rim. The back of the figure underneath the coat is also painted green and gold.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
nn4814.129.2
Date
19th century
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 52 mm x 19 mm x 19 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
ceramic; paint
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
World Gallery > Introduction > Threshold - left
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