SculptureFrench14th-15th century

Lion

14th-15th century

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Carved

Medium

Limestone, oosparite

Culture

French

Century

14th-15th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

39 x 48 x 128.5 cm (15 3/8 x 18 7/8 x 50 9/16 in.)

Provenance

Emile Blaise, Beaune, France. [1] [Brummer Gallery, New York], sold; to Fogg Art Museum, 1948 Notes [1] Per Gillerman, 1989. Not noted on typed sheet from Brummer at the time of the Fogg's purchase.

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