Moorish king
Date: second half 18th century
Culture: Italian (Naples)
Medium: Polychromed terracotta head and wooden limbs; body of wire wrapped in tow; satin, silk and velvet garments; silver and gold metallic thread; glass buttons; coral beads and pearls; silver-gilt crown
Dimensions: a) H. 15 1/4 in. (38.7 cm.); b) Diam. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm.)
Classification: Crèche
Credit Line: Gift of Loretta Hines Howard, 1964
Accession Number: 64.164.82a, b
King’s Moorish attendant
http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/204192
Portrait of a Man with a Moor’s Head on His Signet Ring
http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/436286?rpp=30&pg=1&ft=moor&pos=2
