A 17thC Monastic Flemish Limestone Fragmental Head of a Lion c.1600-50 sub-Macabre- Medicine are used for vessels intended

are used for vessels intended for the exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

it isn’t clear whether it is part of the dress or not

printed by J Howitt & Son Ltd of Nottingham

they run for cover or jump up and flutter away with legs dangling

There are no losses or signs of restoration or over-painting

A 17thC Monastic Flemish Limestone Fragmental Head of a Lion c.1600-50 sub-Macabre- Medicine are used for vessels intendedOrigin: Belgian Period: Baroque Provenance: An Unknown Monastery in Ronse Date: c. 1600 50 Height: 20 Width: 9 Depth: 9. 5 The wonderful limestone stone fragment in the form of a lions head, carved in the round and gazing upward, somewhat with sorrow, having a pronounced stylised mane and facial features to its integral base, once being part of a larger architectural ensemble and reputably hailing from a monastery in Ronse in eastern Belgium, the