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The bust of Christ with a cruciform halo is shown under the dove of the Holy Ghost, the sun, and the moon. This fine but partially cracked aftercast was made in the seventeenth or eighteenth century.
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Title: Head of Christ
Date: model late 15th century (cast 17th or 18th century)
Culture: Italian, Rome (?)
Medium: Copper alloy; gilded and mounted on a later bronze support; integrally cast suspension tab.
Dimensions: 10.2 x 6.7 cm, wt. 277.03 g.
Classification: Plaquettes
Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Object Number: 1975.1.1335
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