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Full-plastic sculpture depicting St. John the Evangelist <\/strong>, made of wood, dated around 1500<\/strong>. The figure is shown in counterpoint, with a slightly bowed head and entwined hands holding a book - an attribute of the Evangelist<\/strong>. Sculpture preserved in original polychromy<\/strong>, with visible structure of pigment layers and natural wood cracking.
The work may have been part of a winged altarpiece (retabulum)<\/strong>, most likely in a Crucifixion group.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Age<\/th>5th century BC <\/td><\/tr>
Country of origin<\/th>Ancient Greece<\/td><\/tr>
Material<\/th>Terracotta<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Technique<\/th>Hand forming, wheel throwing<\/td><\/tr>
Size<\/th>7.5 cm x 8.5 cm<\/td><\/tr>
Weight<\/th>100g<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

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