Facade Relief with Two Birds

13th century (Medieval) 15 15/16 in. (40.5 cm) Citation Source image

Originally painted in bright colors, many such reliefs graced the façades of the residences of wealthy Venetians in the 12th and 13th centuries. Their round shape probably continues an earlier tradition of decorating outside walls with inset ceramic plates. The marble of which...

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26901
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sculpture
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Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date of acquisition unknown] by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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1
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Romanesque
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