Reliquary Bust of a Crowned Saint
Unknown Tyrolean or Swabian Sculptor, German, 1480 - 1520
about 1500
Polychromed and gilded wood
Overall: 20 3/4 × 16 7/8 × 10 5/8 in. (52.7 × 42.9 × 27 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through a grant from the Henry Moore Foundation and funds from the deaccessioning of an anonymous gift, by exchange
2022.14
Geography
Place Made: Austria, Europe
Period
1400-1600
Object Name
Reliquary
Research Area
Sculpture
Not on view
Provenance
Larminet-Davioud Collection, several generations, housed in their Belgian country house; Rob Michiels Auctions, Bruges, Belgium, 1 November 2020, lot 1078; Sam Fogg, Ltd., London, UK; sold to present collection 2022.
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