Lancet Window

French

1250–1300

On view at The Met Cloisters in Gallery 08

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Title: Lancet Window
Date: 1250–1300
Geography: Made in Normandy, France
Culture: French
Medium: Limestone
Dimensions: Overall: 177 x 114 in. (449.6 x 289.6 cm)
Classification: Installations
Credit Line: The Cloisters Collection, 1935
Object Number: 35.143.2
Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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