A 17thC Monastic Flemish Limestone Fragmental Head of a Lion c.1600-50 sub-Curios Provenance: The Friendly Lodge 1513

Provenance: The Friendly Lodge 1513

Cats are alleged to be able to see ghosts and spirits easier than humans (hailing from Egyptian beliefs) and it is possible that it was their job to catch vermin of a more spiritual kind

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

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This is not certain however

A 17thC Monastic Flemish Limestone Fragmental Head of a Lion c.1600-50 sub-Curios Provenance: The Friendly Lodge 1513Origin: 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