A 17thC Monastic Flemish Limestone Fragmental Head of a Lion c.1600-50Origin: 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