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Medusa (Queen)

Artist Joy B.C. (Italian English, born 1989)
Date2022
MediumRecycled silver, recycled 18ct yellow and white gold, natural brown diamonds, and natural teardrop Tourmaline
DimensionsOverall: 4 3/4 × 7 × 6 inches (12 × 17.78 × 15.24 cm)
Credit LineGift of Robert A. Hiller in honor of Katherine Purcell
Object number2024.14
On View
On view
Gallery Location
  • L7
DescriptionTiara with writing forms of snakes and embedded jewelsProvenance

Commissioned for the artist by Robert A. Hiller, Stuttgart, Germany, February 11, 2021;

His gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2024.

Copyright© 2021 Joy Bonfield Colombara
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