Reliquary Bust of One of Saint Ursula's Virgins
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Reliquary Bust of One of Saint Ursula's Virgins
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Published 2017-07-24T12:02:54+00:00
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While reliquary busts of Saint Ursula's Virgins with a compartment opening at the top of the head abounded in Cologne around 1350, half-length figures with arms and sealed heads were more rare. The present reliquary relates to one in the Schnütgen Museum, Cologne (inv. no. A 974), which exhibits similarly broad features and the same staccato treatment of the hair at the back.
This statue is part of the Old Master Sculpture & Works of Art Sale on the 6th of July at Sotheby's London.
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| Date published | 24/07/2017 |
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| Title | Reliquary Bust of One of Saint Ursula's Virgins |
| Date | 14th century |
| Dimension | 40cm., 50¾in. |
| Accession | no. A 974 |
| Period | Middle Ages |
| Medium | Wood |
| Credit | The present lot is offered with a Radiocarbon dating measurement report (ref. no. RCD-8832) prepared by J. Walker of RCD Lockinge, dated 27 January 2017, which states that the wood dates between 1052 and 1260 (95% confidence interval). |
| Record | http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/lot.38.html/2017/old-master-sculpture-works-of-art-l17231 |
| Artist | Unknown artist |
| Place | Unknown Private Collection |
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