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Allegory of Africa
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Allegory of Africa

Artist Friedrich Elias I Meyer (German, 1723 - 1785)
Maker Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (German, 1710 - present)
Date1752
Made/manufacturedMeissen, Saxony, Germany, Europe
SubjectAfrica
MediumHard paste porcelain
DimensionsOverall (need dimensions): 6 x 3 x 3 in. (15.24 x 7.62 x 7.62 cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineGift of Benita and Jimmy Boyd
Object number2024.17.1
Collections
DescriptionStanding figure dressed in a feather skirt and a cape, with an elephant head as a headdress, and holding a parrot in one hand.
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
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undated
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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
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