Fragment of a Corbel with Lion's Head

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1949.47.54
People: Unidentified Artist
Title: Fragment of a Corbel with Lion's Head
Other Titles: Alternate Title: Marble Fragment of a Monster Corbel
Classification: Architectural Elements
Work Type: architectural element
Date: c. 1100
Places: Creation Place: Europe, Italy, Northern Italy
Culture: Italian
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/229525

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Marble
Technique: Carved
Dimensions: 32.5 x 23.5 x 53.5 cm (12 13/16 x 9 1/4 x 21 1/16 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: 1949.47.54
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. 13, 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. 46, fig. 205

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