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Subject
Religious. Saints.

Private collection, France (in 2014)

S/n

Ivory

Height: 155 mm
Width: 46 mm
Depth: 25 mm

Saint John the Baptist holding a dish with the Lamb of God (Agnus Dei); camel hide.

Attribution
Unknown

Reverse
Carved in the round.

Object Condition
Worn.
Missing: feet, upper part of the dish containing the Lamb of God.
Nose chipped.

Provenance
Sale, Châlons-en-Champagne, 7 February 2010, lot 202; private collection, France (at least 2010-2014).

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