Head of a King, ca. 1150–75, French, Limestone, Overall: 18 1/4 x 9 3/8 x 15 1/4 in. ( x x cm), Sculpture-Stone


Head of a King, ca. 1150–75, French, Limestone, Overall: 18 1/4 x 9 3/8 x 15 1/4 in. ( x x cm), Sculpture-Stone, A recently discovered photograph taken about 1906–10 seems to confirm earlier speculation that this head comes from Notre-Dame-dela-Couldre in Parthenay. Following the French Revolution, the church was secularized, sold, and demolished by its new owner


Size: 3871px × 4838px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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