Column or Columnar Support with Three Apostles: Matthew, Jude, and Simon
Architectural ElementsSpanish12th century

Column or Columnar Support with Three Apostles: Matthew, Jude, and Simon

c. 1125-1150

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist
Classification
Architectural Elements
Medium
Marble
Culture
Spanish
Century
12th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

116.3 x 27.5 cm (45 13/16 x 10 13/16 in.) 328 lb.

Provenance

Republic of Spain [through the Museum Arqueologico Nacional and Arthur Kingsley Porter], gift; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1933

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