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LOT 1743
Medieval Limestone Corbel of a Demon
CIRCA 14TH CENTURY A.D.
14 in. (7.7 kg, 35.5 cm).
Carved in the half-round with thigh-length robe, piriform head with high-relief lips and eyes, broad headdress or hair, lower legs absent; ovate to reverse. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From East Anglia, UK.
From a collection acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a West Midlands, UK, private collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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