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Pilaster
Italian (Central Italy)
Medieval (Romanesque)
second half of 12th century
Object Place: Europe, Central Italy
Medium/Technique
Stone; marble
Dimensions
140.97 x 47.0 x 10.2 cm (55 1/2 x 18 1/2 x 4 in.)
Credit Line
William Francis Warden Fund
Accession Number49.531
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSculpture
Architectural elements – Relief
Architectural elements – Relief
DescriptionVertical panel in low relief with fruit and flowers in arabesques rising from mouths of addorsed lions at base; foliage border, small bird in upper right.
Provenance1929, Alfredo Barsanti, Rome; August 18, 1929, sold by Barsanti to the Brummer Gallery, New York (stock no. P6511); June 9, 1949, Brummer sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, lot 576, to the MFA for $125. (Accession Date: June 9, 1949)