VesselsGerman15th century
Bowl with Griffins
15th century
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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