Boy Mourner resting on Helmet and Shield

South Netherlandish or Rhenish

late 15th century

Not on view

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Title: Boy Mourner resting on Helmet and Shield
Date: late 15th century
Culture: South Netherlandish or Rhenish
Medium: Alabaster with traces of paint
Dimensions: Overall: 12 3/4 x 23 x 11 1/8 in. (32.4 x 58.4 x 28.3 cm)
Classifications: Sculpture-Stone, Sculpture-Alabaster
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1936
Object Number: 36.146.2
Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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