Pendant with Saint Anthony of Padua, brass

A small gilded brass figure of a standing bearded friar holds a Christ child on his left arm and a cross in his right hand, with a cord-like band at the base. The surface shows fine incised drapery and a smooth, partly hollow cast form on a flat round base.

Artist

Kongo artist

Date

16th–19th century

Medium

Partially hollow cast brass

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

2471 × 4000 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Ernst Anspach, 1999