Pilaster with Two Grostesque Protomes
Pilaster with Two Grostesque Protomes

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Pilaster with Two Grostesque Protomes,

late 15th century

Italian
y54

Information

Title
Pilaster with Two Grostesque Protomes
Dates

late 15th century

Maker
Italian
Medium
Stone
Dimensions
36.5 x 17.5 x 7 cm (14 3/8 x 6 7/8 x 2 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Object Number
y54
Place Made

Europe, Italy

Culture
Italian
Type
pilasters
Materials
stone
Subject
mythical or legendary beings, figures (representations), bas-reliefs, faces, grotesques, plant-derived motifs

D. Noomian (?); purchased April 1902 by Allan Marquand; gift to Princeton University Art Museum.

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