Female Head
Architectural ElementsFrench14th century

Female Head

1325-1375

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist
Classification
Architectural Elements
Technique
Carved
Medium
Limestone
Culture
French
Century
14th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

38 x 33.5 x 26 cm (14 15/16 x 13 3/16 x 10 1/4 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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