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Large carved oak Christ with polychrome remains....

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Large carved oak Christ with polychrome remains. Head encircled by a tortilated crown tilted towards the right shoulder, face with half-closed eyes and expiring mouth, arms slightly above horizontal, narrow waist with prominent abdomen, long perizonium covering both knees, draped in front with soft folds, lateral falls with wavy edges, bent legs and superimposed feet in prolongation. Western France, circa 1330/60 H. 132 cm - L. 116 cm (some missing parts and restorations) The typology of this Christ is typical of 14th-century production in the northern half of France. Several of these large Christs can be found in Brittany, with their lanky bodies, long perizonium with straight lateral falls, stiff legs and angular tibias, as in Plouëc-du-Trieuc (Côtes d'Armor), the church of Saint-Nicolas in Kerners-Arzon or Notre-Dame-de-Trescoët in Caudan (Morbihan).