Saxony ca. 1270/1280. A Saxon carved wood figure of an Apostle, around 1270/1280

Saxony ca. 1270/1280 A Saxon carved wood figure of an Apostle, around 1270/1280 Carved in the round, the reverse only summarily worked. With remnants of older polychromy. A frontal depiction of a standing Apostle with a halo holding a book. Presumably one figure from a series of Apostles on a carved altarpiece. The right hand and parts of the halo lost. Losses due to insect damage on the reverse. Wear throughout. Mounted on a wooden plinth. Height 29.5 cm (without plinth).

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H 29,5 cm