Architectural ElementsItalian19th-20th century

Serpent, Bird and Human-Faced Lion

19th-20th century

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Classification

Architectural Elements

Medium

Limestone

Culture

Italian

Century

19th-20th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

86 x 22.4 x 19.3 cm (33 7/8 x 8 13/16 x 7 5/8 in.)

Provenance

[Adolph Loewi], sold; to the Honrable and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, Washington, D.C., 1937, gift; to Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Washington, D. C. , 1940, transferred; to Fogg Art Museum, 1965

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