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LOT 1661
Medieval Stain Glass Fragment with Robe
CIRCA 1520 A.D.
5 7/8 in. (87 grams, 15 cm).
Fragment depicting the lower body of a robed figure holding a fringed border gathered in one hand, in a landscape. [No Reserve]
Provenance
UK private collection, acquired before 1943.
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