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Feb 3, 2020
Monkey Finial
Monkey Finial
c. 800–1470
Hammered and embossed gold alloy
Overall: 36.9 cm (14 1/2 in.)
James Albert Ford Memorial Fund 1949.197
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This three-dimensional sculpture constructed of sheet gold may have served as the finial for a staff or baton. It represents a monkey holding a fruit.
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