Architectural ElementsFrench13th-14th century
Architectural Fragment with Human Head
13th-14th century
Artists
Unidentified ArtistArtist
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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