Catherine II (Catherine the Great)

late 18th–early 19th century

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 553

Forms a pair of profile portraits of Russian czars along with 1972.145.37, Peter the Great. Kholmogory, a settlement at the mouth of the Northern Dvina River possessed a thriving ivory- and bone-carving industry using the by-products of the hunting and whaling activities at nearby Archangelsk.

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Title: Catherine II (Catherine the Great)
Date: late 18th–early 19th century
Culture: Russian, Kholmogory
Medium: Walrus ivory
Dimensions: Overall: 2 1/2 × 2 3/16 in. (6.3 × 5.6 cm)
Classification: Sculpture-Miniature
Credit Line: Gift of the Humanities Fund Incorporated, 1972
Object Number: 1972.145.36
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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