Beautiful Cristo morto head in carved and polychromed basswood. Calm expression of the face, eyes closed, mouth half-open and exhaling; hair divided by a median parting with coiled and twisted locks; the chin is bordered by a beard treated in wavy curls separated from each other. Florence, attributed to the workshop of the Maiano Brothers, circa 1460/70 H. 22.7 cm (some missing parts and old wormholes) Provenance : - Former collection of an Italian noble family

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