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LOT 1854
Medieval Limestone Head of a Woman wearing a Wimple
CENTRAL FRANCE, CIRCA 1300 A.D.
5 1/4 in. (938 grams, 13.5 cm).
With low-relief almond-shaped eyes, reserved border to the headdress; old collector's label beneath. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Collection Altounian-Rousset, 1930s, Macon, France.
Ex central London gallery.
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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LOT 1854
Medieval Limestone Head of a Woman wearing a Wimple
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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