Angel, ca5, Northeast French, Copper Alloy with mercury gilding, Overall: 2 3/8 x 11/16 x 1/2 in. (6 x x cm), Metalwork

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Angel, ca5, Northeast French, Copper Alloy with mercury gilding, Overall: 2 3/8 x 11/16 x 1/2 in. (6 x x cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy, The remnants of two pins on the reverse of this statuette suggest it once was a relief figure attached to a small shrine or reliquary. In its proportions, contrapposto, drapery folds, and hairstyle, this diminutive figure recalls mid-thirteenth century sculptures of angels on the great French cathedrals

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Size: 3148px × 4244px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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