Architectural ElementsItalian12th century
Abacus with Interlaced Pattern
1100-1125
Artists
Unidentified ArtistArtist
Dimensions
32.5 x 40 x 15 cm (12 13/16 x 15 3/4 x 5 7/8 in.)
Provenance
[Brummer Gallery, New York], sold [1]; to Fogg Art Museum, 1949 Notes [1] This was probably through one of the three sales of Brummer's merchandize in 1949
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