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LOT 1812
Medieval Bone Corpus Christi
15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/2 in. (92 grams total, 14 cm including stand).
Carved in the half-round with head tilted, crown of thorns to the brow and loincloth gathered at the hip; feet crossed and pierced for mounting; hatching to the knees and beard; mounted on a wooden display stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of the late Victor Brox.
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