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LOT 0339
Medieval Limestone Corbel Head
CIRCA 14TH CENTURY A.D.
11 in. (3.8 kg, 28 cm including stand).
The figure carved wearing a hooded cowl, face face with furrowed brow, hooded eyes, sunken cheeks and down-turned mouth; remains of moulded springer to the top and rear of the head; chipped; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
Provenance
Ex Simmons Gallery, London E11, UK.
Ex London collection, 1980s-1990s.
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