Russian Sculpture

Head of John the Baptist. High Relief

    Head of John the Baptist. High Relief

    Russia, St. Petersburg

    1877

    Antokolsky, Mark

    Bronze; casting, patinating, chasing, mounting

    27.0 x 81.0 x 56.0 cm

    On the base: M. Antocolsky

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    A high-relief depiction of the head of John the Baptist with closed eyes, long mustache, and beard, resting on a mirror-like round platter. His serene face is shown in three-quarter view. To the left of the head is a short-handled dagger, the middle of its blade wrapped in cloth. His serene face is shown in three-quarter view. To the left of the head is a short-handled dagger, the middle of its blade wrapped in cloth. The rim of the platter is decorated with an ornamental band featuring six-pointed stars.

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