A Human Heart Bound in Leather Cord
11th CENTURY
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L O T 6
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The organ wrapped in leather cord, mounted on vertical stand, with the ventricles, atria, and the branching of the aorta and pulmonary artery clearly visible.
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Well-preserved, cording intact and secure.
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See Catalogue Note.
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Known in occult tradition as “Cuer du père oblié” (Old French: Heart of the forgotten father), first mentioned in an expurgated section of the Grand Albert, ca. 1440; alleged ownership by Guillaume-François Berthier, ca. 1780; passed into various anonymous collections; purchased by James Rockland, 1986.
lot 6
A Human Heart Bound in Leather Cord