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Corner head of a baptismal font in carved limestone...

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Corner head of a baptismal font in carved limestone with bulging eyes and a grimacing mouth. 12th century. Expert Firm Fligny Paris. This corner head comes from a Romanesque, Meuse, Namurois vat, belonging to the Saint-Séverin-en-Condroz lineage. This same type of angle head is found on the fonts of Villers-la-Ville, Sclayn, Othée, but especially (almost identical) on those of Lincent. Dating: 1155-1160 Reference: Jean-Claude Ghislain, The Romanesque baptismal fonts in blue stone from the Namurois workshops (ca. 1150-1175), (Monographs of the Provincial Museum of Ancient Arts of Namurois, 44), Namur, 2009, page 163. Height: 20 cm - Width: 30 cm - Depth: 10 cm (Small accidents and losses). Corner head of a baptismal font in carved limestone with bulging eyes and a grimacing mouth. 12th century. Height: 20 cm - Width: 30 cm - Depth: 10 cm (Small accidents and losses). Expert Firm Fligny Paris.