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Melancholy

Melancholy, 14th century

  • French

Limestone with polychromy

  • Overall: 12 × 8 5/16 × 6 7/8 inches (30.5 × 21.1 × 17.5 cm)

City of Detroit Purchase

22.275

Department

European Sculpture and Dec Arts

Details

(Dikran G. Kelekian, Inc., New York, New York, United States)

1922-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

French, Melancholy, 14th century, limestone with polychromy. Detroit Institute of Arts, City of Detroit Purchase, 22.275.

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