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Figure in Armor from a Tomb
(Medieval Europe )
The head of this piece is broken off and badly repaired. Several additional pieces have chipped off.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Engel-Gros [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Engel-Gros Sale, Paris, 1921, no. 253; A. Seligmann Rey & Company [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1921 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1969 | The Waning of the Middle Ages. Spencer Museum of Art, Lawrence. |
| 1955 | Life in the Gothic Age. Norfolk Museum of Art, Norfolk. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 1/28/1970 | Treatment | loss compensation |
Geographies
Flanders
(Place of Origin)
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 14 1/8 in. (35.8 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1921
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
27.266