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Corbel with Cowled Head

second half of 14th century
Object PlaceGermany
Medium/TechniqueStone; sandstone with iron deposits
Dimensions22.86 x 17.78 x 16.51 cm (9 x 7 x 6 1/2 in.)
Credit LineCharles Amos Cummings Bequest Fund
Accession number61.164
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSculpture
Collections
Provenance18th century, possibly removed from Strasbourg Cathedral [see note 1]. 1961, sold by Rickel Hein (dealer, b. 1897 - d. about 1977/1980), Hein Antiquités, Paris to the MFA for $1,557.50. (Accession date: March 8, 1961)

NOTES:
[1] Suggested in the MFA Bulletin LIX, 1962.
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