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Corbel with Animal Mask of Wolf

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Corbel with Animal Mask of Wolf

Date:: second half of the 12th century
Geography:: Made in Gironde, France
Culture:: French
Medium:: Limestone
Dimensions:: Overall: 32 x 14 3/4 x 19 1/2 in. (81.3 x 37.5 x 49.5 cm)
Classification:: Sculpture
Credit Line:: Gift of George Blumenthal, 1934
Accession Number:: 34.21.5

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 003

Provenance

From the abbey of Notre-Dame-de-la-Grande-Sauve (Gironde), near Bordeaux

George and Florence Blumenthal , Paris and New York (until 1934)
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