AN ITALIAN BRONZE RELIEF PLAQUE WITH THE DEPOSITION FROM THE CROSS

Description:

probably 16th century
16,5 x 11,5 cm
Between two columns a central scene with Christ held by St. John and Mother Mary. At the back a later handle and black patina. Traces of age.
From an old South German private collection, supplemented by inheritance in the 1950s and acquisitions in the 1960s to the 1980s.