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LOT 0352
Medieval Stone Female Head
FRANCE, 14TH CENTURY A.D.
9 1/2 in. (3.11 kg total, 24 cm high including stand).
Carved in the half-round with brow-band and chin-band; narrow triangular face with slit mouth and lentoid eyes; lateral bunches of hair beneath the wimple; mounted on a custom-made stand.
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
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LOT 0352
Medieval Stone Female Head
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
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