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Corbel figure
Production: Unknown
Stone, probably limestone. Bearded, seated grotesque figure, holding its knees. Positioned in a sector of a circle.
Given by Lionel Harris
Depth: 30.0 cm
Height: 42.0 cm
Width: 12.0 cm
Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.
Method of acquisition: Given (1910-07-20) by Harris, Lionel
Circa 1300 - Circa 1400
probably Limestone
Carving : Stone
Accession number: M.3-1910
Primary reference Number: 31243
Old object number: 166-1910
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_3_1910
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2022) "Corbel figure" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/31243 Accessed: 2022-12-08 10:03:32
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|title=Corbel figure
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2022-12-08 10:03:32|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
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Accession Number: M.6-1928
Accession Number: OC.84C-1946
Accession Number: OC.84A-1946
Accession Number: O.1-1898
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