Abacus with Interlaced Pattern | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1949.47.143
People: Unidentified Artist
Title: Abacus with Interlaced Pattern
Classification: Architectural Elements
Work Type: architectural element
Date: 1100-1125
Places: Creation Place: Europe, Italy, Central Italy
Culture: Italian
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/228994

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Limestone
Technique: Carved
Dimensions: 32.5 x 40 x 15 cm (12 13/16 x 15 3/4 x 5 7/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: [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

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Alpheus Hyatt Purchasing Fund
Accession Year: 1949
Object Number: 1949.47.143
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

Linda Seidel, "Romanesque Sculpture in American Collections: X: The Fogg Art Museum: III: Spain, Italy, the Low Countries, and Addenda", GESTA (1973), vol. XII, no. 1/2, no. 12, repr.
Walter Cahn and Linda Seidel, Romanesque Sculpture in American Collections, volume 1: New England Museums, Burt Franklin & Co., Inc. (New York, NY, 1979), no. 45, fig. 204

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