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Corbel of an Acrobat or Contortionist
Corbel of an Acrobat or Contortionist

Corbel of an Acrobat or Contortionist

Artist (French)
Datec. 1200
Period12th or 13th century
MediumLimestone
DimensionsObject size: 11 3/4 × 6 3/4 × 9 1/2 inches
Credit LinePurchase with funds provided by the G. Crossan Seybolt ‘77 Art Acquisition Fund, the Reva B. Seybolt ‘72 Art Acquisition Fund, and the Calvert H. Seybolt ‘80 Art Acquisition Fund
Object number2008.017
Curatorial DepartmentEuropean Art (pre 1900)
_Place of OriginDéols, France
Photo: Jonathan Blake, Vermont
Anonymous (Roman or Palmyrene Empire)
c. 250–273
Object number: 2009.002
Photo: Jonathan Blake, Vermont
Anonymous (Egyptian)
2520–2195 B.C.E., Old Kingdom, 5th-6th Dynasty
Object number: 2005.022
Jewish Tombstone from Zoar with Aramaic Epitaph
Anonymous (Near Eastern)
4th–5th century
Object number: 1995.021
Larnaka (Miniature Sarcophagus)
Anonymous (Cypriot)
c. 1050–950 B.C.E., Early Geometric period (Cypro-Geometric I)
Object number: 0.044.018
Photo: May Mantell
Anonymous (Chinese)
n.d.
Object number: 2004.023
Larnaka (Miniature Sarcophagus)
Anonymous (Cypriot)
c. 1050–950 B.C.E., Early Geometric period (Cypro-Geometric I)
Object number: 0.044.017
Predynastic Ovoid Jar
Anonymous (Egyptian)
C. 3500–3100 B.C.E., Predynastic period
Object number: 2002.006
Diptych with Scenes of the Nativity and the Crucifixion
Anonymous (French)
mid-14th century
Object number: 2002.013
Figure of Saint Barbara
Anonymous (French)
c. 1480
Object number: 2012.006
Anonymous (French)
c. 1700
Object number: 1977.088
Leaf from the Vulgate Bible
Anonymous (French)
c. 1230
Object number: 1978.002 a
Engraver’s drawing after a painting by Bronzino
Anonymous (French)
c. 1850–90
Object number: 2015.262