Architectural Fragment with Human Head
Architectural ElementsFrench13th-14th century

Architectural Fragment with Human Head

13th-14th century

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist
Classification
Architectural Elements
Medium
Polychromed stone
Culture
French
Century
13th-14th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

28.5 x 26.5 x 23 cm (11 1/4 x 10 7/16 x 9 1/16 in.)

Provenance

Lucy Wallace Porter, From her husband?, Bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1962. It is unclear if Mrs. Porter acquired this herself; it is likely that it was part of the collection of her husband, Arthur Kingsley Porter.

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