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LOT 1970
Medieval Limestone 'Jester' Gargoyle
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
11 1/2 in. (4.68 kg total, 29 cm high including stand).
Discoid in profile, carved in the half-round male mask with narrow eyes, curved mouth and prominent nose; 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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