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LOT 1872
Medieval Limestone Head
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
13 in. (10.64 kg total, 33 cm high including stand).
Rectangular in profile with heavy brow and snub nose, broad slit mouth, deep-set eyes; mounted on a custom-made stand.
Provenance
Acquired between the 1970s and 1980s.
From the private collection of John Watson, Cambridge, UK.
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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