Italy 16th century - A 16th century Italian carved stone head
Italy 16th century
A 16th century Italian carved stone head
Carved in the round, patina throughout. This small, fragmentary sculpture of a hand holding aloft a severed head with blood pouring from the neck could be the head of John the Baptist from a depiction of Salome.
The underside of the hand drilled to a plexiglass stand. Height 12 cm.
Provenance
Collection Dr. Hubert Wilm, Munich. - Sold in the 435th Lempertz auction, Cologne 3.12.1952, lot 88. - By succession to the present owner.
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Italy 16th century
A 16th century Italian carved stone head
Carved in the round, patina throughout. This small, fragmentary sculpture of a hand holding aloft a severed head with blood pouring from the neck could be the head of John the Baptist from a depiction of Salome.
The underside of the hand drilled to a plexiglass stand. Height 12 cm.
Provenance
Collection Dr. Hubert Wilm, Munich. - Sold in the 435th Lempertz auction, Cologne 3.12.1952, lot 88. - By succession to the present owner.
