THIS OBJECT WAS SOLD
A Recumbent, Recumbent
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A remarkable object; in good light, one can clearly make out the facial features. Given the positioning of the hands and legs, it can only be the body of Christ.
As the promised indulgences suggested, one could secure a good spot in Paradise by purchasing this lead effigy—which people would then hasten to sanctify by casting it into the Seine. These "Seine leads" have lain in the river's silt since ancient times; from time to time, the river yields one up, depending on its whims...
I hope its current owner will also earn their place in Paradise...
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