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9 - An antique Romanesque polychrome carved wooden sculpture of the Virgin Mary seated in majesty, of the Sedes Sapientiae type. The head and right hand were replaced at a later date.
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An antique Romanesque polychrome carved wooden sculpture of the Virgin Mary seated in majesty, of the Sedes Sapientiae type. The head and right hand were replaced at a later date. Navarre or the Western Pyrenees, Northern Spain, 13th century. Published as no. 67 on pages 109-110 of the Virga Jesse exhibition catalogue, where it is discussed as a continuation of the 12th-century Romanesque Madonna type. Condition: extensive wear and losses to the original polychromy, missing Christ Child, later replacement of the head and right hand. Condition report available upon request. Provenance: Ex-collection of Professor Jan Karel Steppe (1918-2009): Belgian Art Historian and Collector, Ghent. H: 81 - W: 37 cm
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