Lot Essay
For comparable examples of the suffering Christ with arms outstretched and staring eyes, see Stohlman and Thoby, locs. cit.
LIMOGES, 13TH CENTURY
Details
A GILT-COPPER AND ENAMEL CORPUS FIGURE
LIMOGES, 13TH CENTURY
The reverse hollowed out; the eyes inset with glass.
Wear to gilding; the fingers of the right hand lacking; other minor damages.
6¼in. (15.2cm.) high
LIMOGES, 13TH CENTURY
The reverse hollowed out; the eyes inset with glass.
Wear to gilding; the fingers of the right hand lacking; other minor damages.
6¼in. (15.2cm.) high
Literature
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
F. Stohlman, Gli Smalti del Museo Sacro Vaticano, Vatican City, 1939, p. 39, no. 538, pl. XVIII
P. Thoby, Les Croix Limousines de la fin du XIIième au début du XIVième siècle, Paris, 1953, pp. 8-9, nos. 36-7, 43, pls. XXII-XXIII
F. Stohlman, Gli Smalti del Museo Sacro Vaticano, Vatican City, 1939, p. 39, no. 538, pl. XVIII
P. Thoby, Les Croix Limousines de la fin du XIIième au début du XIVième siècle, Paris, 1953, pp. 8-9, nos. 36-7, 43, pls. XXII-XXIII