© British Museum
Romanesque Crucifix figure
Artist: Romanesque
Location: British Museum
Date: mid 11th-early 12th Century
Materials: gilt-bronze
Dimensions: 28 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £1,210 (Total: £21,210)
Vendor: Sotheby's
Review number: 2184 (1965)
Provenance:
Stoclet Collection.
Description:
Exceptional for its comparatively large size and also for the high quality of its execution - all the details are modelled with incisive crispness and anatomical details. The beard of two rows of curls turning inwards is particularly unusual as is the foot support in form of a lopped billet; the hair arranged like fish scales and the large hole in the abdomen. Figure thought to be French.
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