A COPPER AND ENAMEL CORPUS FIGURE
Limoges, 13th century
On a modern, textile-covered mount and in a wooden frame; the reverse with a suspension loop and with labels detailing the figure's attribution and provenance; the eyes inset with glass.
Extensive traces of gilding; minor damage to crown.
6 in. (15.2 cm.) high
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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.
拍品專文
For comparable Limoges enamels of the suffering Christ with arms outstretched and staring eyes, see Stohlman and Thoby, locs. cit.