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title: Medieval Jester
author: The British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8760/medieval-jester/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Medieval Jester
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8760.jpg)
## Image Caption
A [bronze](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/bronze/) statuette of a medieval jester. Height: 10.5 cm. (British Museum, London)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Museum, T. B. (2018, May 18). Medieval Jester. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Museum, The British. "Medieval Jester." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 18, 2018. .
### MLA
Museum, The British. "Medieval Jester." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 May 2018, .
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© Trustees of the [British Museum](http://www.britishmuseum.org/). Republished under the British Museum [Standard Terms of Use](http://www.britishmuseum.org/about_this_site/terms_of_use.aspx) for non-profit educational purposes. [Original image](http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=32893&partId=1&searchText=medieval+jester&images=true&page=1) by [**The British Museum**](http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=32893&partId=1&searchText=medieval+jester&images=true&page=1). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 18 May 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.