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LOT 0358
Medieval Bronze Figure of Christ
12TH-13TH CENTURY A.D.
7 1/4 in. (205 grams total, 18.5 cm including stand).
Modelled in the half-round Corpus Christi, crowned and with the head canted slightly, arms extended and hands pierced (fingers absent); pleated and draped knee-length loincloth; feet resting on a wedge-shaped base; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12890-240328.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Found whilst searching with a metal detector at Steepton Bill Farm, Milton Abbas, West Dorset, on 3 April 2025 by Charles Bullock. Accompanied by a copy of UKDFD report no.58557 and research by Bryan Phillips. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
