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Drawing, Earring Design, Snake Holding a Pearl

This is a Drawing. It is dated ca. 1840 and we acquired it in 1940. Its medium is pen and brown ink, graphite on paper, laid down. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

Its dimensions are

8.6 × 2.9 cm (3 3/8 × 1 1/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Earring Design, Snake Holding a Pearl; Italy; pen and brown ink, graphite on paper, laid down; 8.6 × 2.9 cm (3 3/8 × 1 1/8 in.); 1940-86-557

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