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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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