SculptureBritish15th century

Adoration of the Magi

1450-1500

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

School of NottinghamPrevious attribution

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Relief

Medium

Alabaster

Culture

British

Century

15th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

40 x 26 x 4.2 cm (15 3/4 x 10 1/4 x 1 5/8 in.)

Provenance

[Spanish Art Gallery, London], sold; to Seward W. Eric, New York, 1927, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1954

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