"Head Of Saint John The Baptist - Bronze - Flemish Work"
Detachment of John the Baptist.The beheading of John the Baptist is the death of John the Baptist by decapitation. According to the Gospels of Mark and Matthew, he was executed by order of Herod Antipas, at the request of Herodias and her daughter Salome. This episode of the New Testament is the subject of abundant Christian iconography.
Ancient bronze, perhaps 17th or 18th century.
Flemish work.
Good general condition.
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