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With a water flask slung over its shoulder, this figure may represent Joseph on the Flight into Egypt or the apostle James the Great, patron saint of pilgrims. In this period, niches with figures of pilgrims ornamented the pilgrimage routes. The extensive use of the drill and the swirling drapery pattern are hallmarks of sculpture produced in Lucca around 1200.
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Title: Fragment of a Figure
Date: ca. 1225
Geography: Made in probably Lucca, Tuscany, Central Italy
Culture: Italian
Medium: Marble (Carrara marble)
Dimensions: Overall: 31 3/4 x 13 7/8 x 7 5/8 in. (80.6 x 35.2 x 19.4 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: The Cloisters Collection, 1957
Accession Number: 57.63
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