VesselsGerman15th century

Bowl with Griffins

15th century

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Brass

Culture

German

Century

15th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Busch-Reisinger Museum

Dimensions

23.18 cm (9 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Hervey E. Wetzel (1888-1919) (purchased in Florence, 1913), Boston, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1919.

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