Torso of Christ from a Deposition, late 12th century, Made in Auvergne, France, French, Poplar, gesso, paint, and metal leaf, 43 x 13 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. (109.2 x 34.9 x 24.1 cm), Sculpture-Wood, This fragmentary but sensitively carved sculpture was for many years considered to be from a crucifix. The position of Christ’s body, however, which is bent slightly at the waist, suggests that the piece more likely was one of a group of sculptures that represented the Deposition, or the removal of Christ's body from the Cross
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