Infant Jesus (Nacimiento Figure)

Sculpture

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Frances M. Maguire Art Museum

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Name/Title

Infant Jesus (Nacimiento Figure)

Entry/Object ID

2022.2.178

Description

18th- or 19th-c. Mexican Nacimiento (Nativity) figure of the infant Jesus made of carved bone, ivory, or soapstone.

Artwork Details

Medium

Bone, Ivory, Soapstone, Polychrome

Made/Created

Time Period

18th Century, 19th Century

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Credit Line

Label

Gift of Joseph J. Rishel Estate