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LOT 1800
Medieval Gilt Bronze Corpus Christi
CIRCA 15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (16.17 grams, 57 mm).
Modelled in the half-round with hollow to the reverse; ankles and both hands pierced for attachment. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, Arundel, West Sussex, UK, 1980s-1990s.
LiteratureSee Münter, F., Siunbilder und Kunstvorstellungen der alten Christen, Altona, 1825; Capello, V., La crocifissione fra fede, arte e scienza, Bologna, 2017.
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