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LOT 2191
Post Medieval Painted Wooden Figure of Christ
17TH CENTURY A.D.
16 3/4 in. (444 grams, 42.7 cm).
A carved figure of crucified Jesus Christ with suspension holes on both hands and crossed legs, wearing loincloth tied on a side, set with small red glass cabochons, painted with dark red strokes representing blood; written '500' in black ink to the reverse; possibly Spanish colonial workmanship; some repairs done, chipped. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
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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