Limestone Head of Joseph, ca. 1230, French, Limestone with traces of polychromy, Overall: 6 3/4 x 5 5/16 x 4 1/16 in. ( x 13

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Limestone Head of Joseph, ca. 1230, French, Limestone with traces of polychromy, Overall: 6 3/4 x 5 5/16 x 4 1/16 in. ( x x cm), Sculpture-Stone, This engaging head can be linked to the decoration of the celebrated choir screen of the cathedral at Chartres. The stone screen, erected about 1230 and dismantled in 1763, originally stood at the choir entrance, separating the clergy from the congregation

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
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