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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 1576274, member: 5833&quot;]If the seller is British/European (I saw the listing but don&#039;t remember from where) by &#039;corn&#039; they mean what an American means by &#039;wheat&#039;.&nbsp; Probably barley anyway.</p><p>What they don&#039;t know is what a sheaf is.&nbsp; Sheaves of grain in her hair.&nbsp; Would require one jumbo head.</p><p><br /></p><p>The origin of this figure is something I&#039;m still trying to chase down.&nbsp; Have never seen any two quite alike.&nbsp; In some the woman has grapes.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]231019[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>It is one of Domenichino&#039;s versions of the Cumaean Sibyl.&nbsp; The original painting is in Scotland.&nbsp; This is an impression of it as an engraved gem:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]231020[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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