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Spanish Renaissance / Plateresque Limestone Column Fragment with Grotesque and Foliate Flourishes
2276
Spanish Renaissance / Plateresque period (transitional late Gothic to early Renaissance styles in Spain).
A cylindrical architectural column drum or shaft fragment featuring an intricate vertical composition of a grotesque mask, cascading floral swags, and a crowning palmette/shell fan motif.
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