Harvard Art Museums > 1949.47.108: Architectural Fragment with Head of a Lion Architectural Elements Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Architectural Fragment with Head of a Lion (Unidentified Artist) , 1949.47.108,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/221553. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1949.47.108 People Unidentified Artist Title Architectural Fragment with Head of a Lion Classification Architectural Elements Work Type architectural element Date c. 1100-1130 Places Creation Place: Europe, France, Périgord Culture French Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/221553 Physical Descriptions Medium Limestone Technique Carved Dimensions 20 x 18 x 9 cm (7 7/8 x 7 1/16 x 3 9/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Brummer Gallery, New York, NY, Sold to the Fogg Art Museum, 1948. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Alpheus Hyatt Purchasing Fund Accession Year 1949 Object Number 1949.47.108 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Modelled fragment of a lion's face, with foliage issuing from an opened mouth. Publication History The Medieval Sculptor, exh. cat., Bowdoin College Museum of Art (Brunswick, ME, 1971), no. 17 Linda Seidel, "Romanesque Sculpture in American Collections. X: The Fogg Art Museum. II: The Rhône Valley, Provence, Languedoc, Western and Northern France", GESTA (1972), vol. XI, no. 2, pp. 69-70, cat. no. 13a, repr. b/w fig. 20 Walter Cahn and Linda Seidel, Romanesque Sculpture in American Collections, volume 1: New England Museums, Burt Franklin & Co., Inc. (New York, NY, 1979), no. 29a, fig. 169 The Limestone Sculpture Provenance Project, website, 2004 Exhibition History The Medieval Sculptor, Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick, 02/12/1971 - 03/14/1971 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
