A 17thC Monastic Flemish Limestone Fragmental Head of a Lion c.1600-50 sub-Curios The head is slightly tilted

The head is slightly tilted towards the left and the hairstyle is complicated with part of the hair being pulled up in the form of hoops

It may be that Thomas Fitzwilliam (information on him is scant

the eyes are present and original though the tail is lacking

5” high x 11

The inscription to the lower section of the painting is of the same wording as that of the engraving by a contemporary of Jesus in the first century

A 17thC Monastic Flemish Limestone Fragmental Head of a Lion c.1600-50 sub-Curios The head is slightly tiltedOrigin: 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