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LOT 2095
Post Medieval Wooden Statue of a Franciscan Priest
PHILIPPINES, 18TH CENTURY A.D.
10 3/4 in. (394 grams total, 27.4 cm including stand).
Carved in the round standing figure in floor-length robe with cowl; sockets for separate arms and hands; mounted on a display stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in the 1990s.
From the Dr Ince collection, N.W. London, 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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