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LOT 1894
Medieval Bronze Corpus Christi
15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (7.75 grams, 43 mm).
Modelled in the half-round with draped loin cloth and head to the right; hollow to the reverse. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of the late Graham Slater (1927-2024), Cambridge, UK, acquired 1980s-1990s.
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