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Head of Christ

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Limestone traces of wood thorns, Netherlandish
Rights: Public Domain
Medieval Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Purchase Rogers Fund; Gifts of J. Pierpont Morgan George Blumenthal and Duveen Brothers by exchange; Bequests of George Blumenthal Michael Dreicer Theodore M. Davis and Anne D. Thomson by exchange; and Mr. and Mrs. Maxime L. Hermanos Gift 1983
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Title: Head of Christ
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Limestone traces of wood thorns, Netherlandish.

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