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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

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

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

Publications

  • 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.

Image use

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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

Tombstone

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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