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  • A bronze colored bust of a person with textured hair, detailed facial features, and a cracked opening at the top of the head, looking to the left.
  • The side view of a bronze colored bust featuring textured hair and a circular lid on top.
  • A bronze colored bust of a person with textured hair, expressive facial features, looking towards the viewer. A dark crease at the top of the head delineates a lid.
  • The back view of a bronze colored bust depicting textured hair and a circular opening with a lid on the top.
  • A bronze colored side profile bust depicting textured hair, expressive facial features, and a weathered top with a small opening.
  • The side view of a bronze colored bust featuring textured hair and a circular lid on top.
  • A identification card from the Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art, labeled with the title "Negro Head Perfume Vase," with handwritten notes mentioning changes to the object.
  • A black and white photograph of a bust sculpture with a serene expression, textured hair, and an ornate headdress.
  • A black and white photograph of a clay sculpture of a person with expressive features, textured hair, and a neutral expression.
  • A black and white image of a bust viewed from behind, showing textured hair and an open cavity at the top of the head.

Unknown Maker, Roman

Bust of an African Child
Now On View

Maker

Unknown Maker, Roman

Culture

Roman

Title

Bust of an African Child

Period

Hellenistic

Year

2nd-3rd century CE

Medium

  • bronze

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • bronze

Materials

bronze

Geography

Archaeological Site: Egypt, Greek, probably from Egypt; Archaeological Site: Samandhond, Greek, probably from Egypt

Dimensions

12.7 x 10 x 4.9 cm (5 x 3 15/16 x 1 15/16 inches) (bust)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

11.035

Type

  • Sculpture

Publications

  • Books

A Handbook of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

  • Journal

Manual / Issue 14: Shadows

The RISD Museum’s fourteenth issue of Manual shines a light on the shadow, centering the black body as a site of possibility, liberatory self-awareness, radical non-conformity, and joyful defiance. This issue serves as a companion to the exhibition Defying the Shadow.

Manual 14: Shadows opens with an excerpt on the shadow from W. E. B. Du Bois’s The Souls of Black Folk, followed by an introduction by Dr. Anita N. Bateman, who elucidates: “Operating in the shadow comes with a legacy of resistance, both in spiritual and ideological forms.”

  • Journal

Manual / Issue 12: On Further Review

The RISD Museum’s twelfth issue of Manual focuses on uncovering narratives that were once central to objects’ histories but now have been systematically obscured, inadvertently overlooked, or otherwise lost.

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Selected Works

  • Books

Classical Bronzes

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

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Unknown Maker, Roman
Bust of an African Child, 2nd-3rd century CE
Bronze
12.7 x 10 x 4.9 cm (5 x 3 15/16 x 1 15/16 inches) (bust)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 11.035

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