SculptureFrench13th century

Male Head

13th century

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Carved

Medium

Limestone, biomicrite

Culture

French

Century

13th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

21.3 x 16.5 x 13.5 cm (8 3/8 x 6 1/2 x 5 5/16 in.)

Provenance

Brummer Gallery, New York, NY, Sold to the Fogg Art Museum, 1948.

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