id: 111642 accession number: 1930.18.7.b share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1930.18.7.b updated: 2024-04-06 11:32:44.924000 Abacus from the Narthex of the Collegiale de Saint-Melaine de Preuilly-sur-Claise, mid-1100s. Central France, Southern Touraine, mid-12th century. Limestone with traces of paint; overall: 15.9 x 37.2 x 31.5 cm (6 1/4 x 14 5/8 x 12 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance in memory of his beloved wife, Elisabeth DeWitt Severance 1930.18.7.b title: Abacus from the Narthex of the Collegiale de Saint-Melaine de Preuilly-sur-Claise title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: mid-1100s creation date earliest: 1145 creation date latest: 1165 current location: creditline: Gift of John L. Severance in memory of his beloved wife, Elisabeth DeWitt Severance copyright: --- culture: Central France, Southern Touraine, mid-12th century technique: limestone with traces of paint department: Medieval Art collection: MED - Romanesque type: Sculpture find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 15.9 x 37.2 x 31.5 cm (6 1/4 x 14 5/8 x 12 3/8 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE Collegiale of St. Melaine at Preuilly-sur-Claise; (Arnold Seligmann, Rey, & Co., New York). date: footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES