Birdcage

South French

15th or 16th century

On view at The Met Cloisters in Gallery 19

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Title: Birdcage
Date: 15th or 16th century
Geography: Made in Avignon ?
Culture: South French
Medium: Wrought iron
Dimensions: L. 14- 7/8, W. 10-1/8, greatest H. 14-3/4 in.
Classification: Metalwork-Iron
Credit Line: The Cloisters Collection, 1952
Object Number: 52.121.1
Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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