North Spanish, 13th/ early 14th century

art market, Barcelona, 1940s
Spanish noble family
and thence by family descent to the present owner

There is dirt and wear to the surface consistent with age. There are losses to the polychromy throughout. There is non-active worming throughout the body, particularly to the underside and to Christ's back. The feet, much of the ground at the front and much of the hands are lost, probably due to worming. There are also losses to the coronet due to worming. There is stable splitting consistent with the material, including a large split to the proper left side of the head and another to the middle of the throne at the back. There may be a few small restorations to the back. There is a hook to the back and a hole to the underside.
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RELATED LITERATURE
X. Company, I. Puig and J. Tarragona (eds.), Pulchra. Centenari de la creació del museu, exh. cat. Museu Diocesà de Lleida, Lleida, 1993, p. 121, no.185