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Lot 362
Antique Continental Carved Head of a Saint
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Circa 1800, possibly Spanish or Italian, carved wood with polychrome and glass eyes, mounted atop a tapered black plinth, likely previously mounted to larger Santos body, appears unsigned.

Head - 7 in.; With Stand - 10 3/4 x 5 1/8 x 5 1/8 in.

From the Collection of the late Keith Stanley, Professor Emeritus of Classical Studies at Duke University, North Carolina

Some scattered paint loss and surface staining; some cracks and holes from previous mounting to body.