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Pillar Fragment
(Medieval Europe )
This pillar fragment is carved with various stylized motifs, including star swirls that can be found throughout Western Europe, especially in Italy, at this time. It is identical to a pillar fragment from southern Italy. As it is decorated on all four sides, it was intended to be free-standing, perhaps as part of a portal.
Provenance
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Owned by Joseph Brummer; Brummer Sale, Joseph Brummer Gallery, New York, June 9 1949, lot 574; purchased by Walters Art Museum, 1949.
Geographies
Italy (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 25 13/16 x W: 8 11/16 x D: 8 9/16 in. (65.5 x 22 x 21.7 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, 1949
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.
27.536