LATE 16TH CENTURY, NETHERLANDISH
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Late 16th Century, Netherlandish
With flattened tapering spike mounted on a spherical feature formed of six hoops each chiselled with a mask in relief, flat pierced crescentic axe-blade and down-sloping beak-shaped fluke, open socket with central transverse double-ended spike, two side-straps, and later velvet-covered wooden staff
21in. (53.4cm.) head
Late 16th Century, Netherlandish
With flattened tapering spike mounted on a spherical feature formed of six hoops each chiselled with a mask in relief, flat pierced crescentic axe-blade and down-sloping beak-shaped fluke, open socket with central transverse double-ended spike, two side-straps, and later velvet-covered wooden staff
21in. (53.4cm.) head