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Naiad Supporting a Shell on her Head — Joseph-Charles Marin. Naiad Supporting a Shell on her Head, 1793. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).

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Naiad Supporting a Shell on her Head

by Joseph-Charles Marin

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Artist: Joseph-Charles Marin (French, Paris 1759–1834 Paris)
Date: 1793
Medium: Pale buff terracotta coated with a brownish-yellow varnish
Dimensions: Height: 13 3/4 in. (34.9 cm); Height (removed base): 2 in. (5.1 cm)
Type: Sculpture
Classification: Sculpture
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Credit line: Purchase, Charles Ulrick and Josephine Bay Foundation Inc. Gift, 1975
Accession no.: 1975.312.5

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