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Because relatively little ironwork survives, it is easy to forget its importance during the Middle Ages, yet we know it figured in the decoration of any building of significance. Marked by bold and legible forms, this work may have served as a stand for a tabernacle within a church.
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Title: Pedestal
Date: 15th century
Culture: North or Central European
Medium: Wrought Iron
Dimensions: 41 3/4 × 22 × 22 in., 196.2 lb. (106 × 55.9 × 55.9 cm, 89 kg)
Classification: Metalwork-Iron
Credit Line: Purchase, Michael and Patricia O'Neill Gift, 2020
Object Number: 2020.255
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