THIS IS A ONE OF A KIND ORIGINAL PLAQUE PORTRAIT OF JESUS CHRIST MADE OF TERRACOTTA CLAY AND SCULPTED BY HAND BY FRENCH ARTIST LOUIS BOTINELLY . LOUIS BOTINELLY CREATED MANY MONUMENTS IN MARSEILLE FRANCE AND THAT IS WHERE MY GRANDFATHER MET AND BECAME CLOSE FRIENDS WITH HIM . THIS PIECE WAS CREATED FOR AND WAS GIVEN AS A GIFT TO MY FATHER IN 1945 WHEN MY GRANDFATHER RE-OPENED THE AMERICAN CONSÚLTATE IN MARSEILLE AFTER WW2 . IF YOU GOOGLE HIS NAME YOU WILL SEE MANY MANY EXAMPLES OF HIS WORK . THE RELIEF SCULPTURE MEASURES 6” X 4 3/4”.

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