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AN EXTREMELY RARE ENGLISH 15TH CENTURY NOTTINGHAMSHIRE ALABASTER RELIEF SCULPTURE. CIRCA 1470.

THIS MAGNIFICENT ALABASTER RELIEF DEPICTS THE HEAD OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST ON A PLATE, FLANKED BY ST PETER HOLDING THE KEY TO HEAVEN ON THE LEFT AND ST THOMAS A BECKET TO THE RIGHT. BELOW CHRIST APPEARS AS THE MAN OF SORROWS RISING FROM HIS TOMB. AT THE TOP OF THE SCULPTURE TWO ANGELS CARRY AWAY THE SAINTS SOUL IN A NAPKIN.

TRACES OF THE ORIGINAL GILDING.

A MUSEUM QUALITY SCULPTURE. A SIMILAR EXAMPLE IS SHOWN IN THE V AND A MUSEUM, LONDON. BUT THAT EXAMPLE IS NOT AS COMPLETE AS THIS ONE, SEE IMAGE.

PRIVATE COLLECTION.

STOCK NO 1877.

OVERALL SIZE INCLUDING STAND 15" HIGH X 10" WIDE.

Dimensions:
Height: 12 inches (30.5 cms)
Width: 8 inches (20.3 cms)

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AN EXTREMELY RARE ENGLISH 15TH CENTURY NOTTINGHAMSHIRE ALABASTER RELIEF SCULPTURE. CIRCA 1470.
AN EXTREMELY RARE ENGLISH 15TH CENTURY NOTTINGHAMSHIRE ALABASTER RELIEF SCULPTURE. CIRCA 1470.
AN EXTREMELY RARE ENGLISH 15TH CENTURY NOTTINGHAMSHIRE ALABASTER RELIEF SCULPTURE. CIRCA 1470.
AN EXTREMELY RARE ENGLISH 15TH CENTURY NOTTINGHAMSHIRE ALABASTER RELIEF SCULPTURE. CIRCA 1470.
AN EXTREMELY RARE ENGLISH 15TH CENTURY NOTTINGHAMSHIRE ALABASTER RELIEF SCULPTURE. CIRCA 1470.
AN EXTREMELY RARE ENGLISH 15TH CENTURY NOTTINGHAMSHIRE ALABASTER RELIEF SCULPTURE. CIRCA 1470.
AN EXTREMELY RARE ENGLISH 15TH CENTURY NOTTINGHAMSHIRE ALABASTER RELIEF SCULPTURE. CIRCA 1470.
AN EXTREMELY RARE ENGLISH 15TH CENTURY NOTTINGHAMSHIRE ALABASTER RELIEF SCULPTURE. CIRCA 1470.
AN EXTREMELY RARE ENGLISH 15TH CENTURY NOTTINGHAMSHIRE ALABASTER RELIEF SCULPTURE. CIRCA 1470.
AN EXTREMELY RARE ENGLISH 15TH CENTURY NOTTINGHAMSHIRE ALABASTER RELIEF SCULPTURE. CIRCA 1470.
AN EXTREMELY RARE ENGLISH 15TH CENTURY NOTTINGHAMSHIRE ALABASTER RELIEF SCULPTURE. CIRCA 1470.
AN EXTREMELY RARE ENGLISH 15TH CENTURY NOTTINGHAMSHIRE ALABASTER RELIEF SCULPTURE. CIRCA 1470.
AN EXTREMELY RARE ENGLISH 15TH CENTURY NOTTINGHAMSHIRE ALABASTER RELIEF SCULPTURE. CIRCA 1470.
AN EXTREMELY RARE ENGLISH 15TH CENTURY NOTTINGHAMSHIRE ALABASTER RELIEF SCULPTURE. CIRCA 1470.
AN EXTREMELY RARE ENGLISH 15TH CENTURY NOTTINGHAMSHIRE ALABASTER RELIEF SCULPTURE. CIRCA 1470.
AN EXTREMELY RARE ENGLISH 15TH CENTURY NOTTINGHAMSHIRE ALABASTER RELIEF SCULPTURE. CIRCA 1470.
AN EXTREMELY RARE ENGLISH 15TH CENTURY NOTTINGHAMSHIRE ALABASTER RELIEF SCULPTURE. CIRCA 1470.
AN EXTREMELY RARE ENGLISH 15TH CENTURY NOTTINGHAMSHIRE ALABASTER RELIEF SCULPTURE. CIRCA 1470.