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Hammer Beam with Figure of an Angel
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Department of Paintings Sculpture & Decorative Arts
Boss collection Sussex England. [Mathias Komor New York NY] sold; to the Fogg Art Museum 1964
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum Alpheus Hyatt Purchasing Fund
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