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Beautiful carved wooden reliquary bust reliquary Saint character seventeenth

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Superb and rare reliquary bust of wood (pine) carved representing a character, certainly a saint, wearing a medallion around his neck, period late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries.

This bust is in good condition. There are no relics in the medallion. He wears beneath a label indicating its origin: "Reliquary given our parent company by Mr. Jean Moye in March 1935 - kept far from his family [...] This reliquary once contained a relic of the True Cross [.. ..] "

A note: some slots, holes, accidents and qualues gaps on wood (especially on the back of the base and the man's left hand), see pictures (red arrows).

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  • Dimensions médaillon 4,8 cm x 5,5 cm
  • Height 43,5 cm
  • Socle 26 cm x 19,5 cm