"Ivory Pommel Depicting A Smiling Man's Head, Ca. 1650."
Ivory knob depicting a smiling man's head, 16th century French or Flemish work. The man with the hat and hairstyle typical of the 16th century is smiling openly. In the Renaissance, the mouth refers to the pleasures of the flesh; to smile is to exhibit the orifice of decadence or madness. cf.: Paintings by Breughel and Bosch.
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