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Small Antique Stone Sculpture of a Veiled Mourning Woman – Italian Funerary Figure from Arezzo, Italy. As purchased next to Santa Chiara Cathedral.
An intriguing small stone sculpture depicting what appears to be a veiled woman in mourning, her head bowed in a solemn gesture of grief, prayer, or contemplation.
Figure measures 2.5” and wooden base measures 1.5.” The figure is a mixed tan and brown color. Pictures have been taken under different lighting conditions to give you an idea of what it looks like in different lighting.
The figure has a beautifully weathered, tan-brown, grainy surface and a relatively flat back. One arm appears to extend outward or hold an object close to the body—possibly the Madonna.
The sculpture is reminiscent of Italian religious and funerary mourning figures, sometimes known as dolenti, traditionally associated with scenes of lamentation, devotion, and remembrance.
Purchased in Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy near the historic Church of Santa Chiara.
The figure is mounted on a simple wooden display pedestal, giving it the appearance of a small archaeological or sculptural fragment.
Condition: Heavily weathered surface with softened sculptural details; mounted on wooden base.
