Null Woodcarved figure "Apostle", probably Alpine, 16th/17th century - probably …

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Woodcarved figure "Apostle", probably Alpine, 16th/17th century - probably limewood, 3/4 sculptural representation of an elderly saint with beard and long cloak, both hands and the attributes missing, h 62cm, patina of age, old wormholes, stress cracks

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Woodcarved figure "Apostle", probably Alpine, 16th/17th century - probably limewood, 3/4 sculptural representation of an elderly saint with beard and long cloak, both hands and the attributes missing, h 62cm, patina of age, old wormholes, stress cracks

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