Architectural ElementsSpanish12th century
Square Base Fragment of an Abacus
1100-1149
Artists
Unidentified ArtistArtist
Dimensions
12.7 x 34.9 x 27 cm (5 x 13 3/4 x 10 5/8 in.)
Provenance
[Brummer Gallery, New York], sold; to Fogg Art Museum, 1948
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