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LOT 2131
Cross and Corpus Group
18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
5 - 7 5/8 in. (171 grams total, 12.6-19.5 cm).
Comprising three Corpus Christi figures in bronze and bone, modelled in the round with arms outstretched, loin cloth to the thighs, feet placed (on two of them) on the supporting block; one without cross. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Victor Brox (1941-2023), formed in the 1980s-1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
See Münter, F., Siunbilder und Kunstvorstellungen der alten Christen, Altona, 1825; Capello, V., La crocifissione fra fede, arte e scienza, Bologna, 2017.
FootnotesThe artists, probably Italian, with extraordinary dedication and sensitivity, created images of a still living Christ, afflicted by suffering. They had paid great attention to detail, with particular care taken over the softly curled hair, tense musculature, and protruding ribs.
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