Head Of An Apostle. 13th Century

Head of an apostle or of Christ in carved limestone. Elongated face with a large forehead and long hair with thick wavy locks on the sides. The almond-shaped eyes are underlined by the hemmed eyelids. Small modern plinth in reconstituted stone. Works consulted: Louvre Museum - French Sculpture - Middle Ages Baron Françoise; Louvre National Museum - Catalog of sculptures from the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and modern times - Paul Vitry; Gothic sculpture, Pierre-Yves Le Pogam; Set in Stone the face in medieval sculpture, Met Museum

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