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Angel from the Czech Republic

A Toronto resident from Prague, Czech Republic, commissioned ASO to authenticate an artifact which he obtained during restorations in the 13th century Dum U Kamenneho zvonu (Stone Bell House) in 1992.

X-ray image of angel sculpture clearly identifying the embedded cardiotome (Swann-Morton No. 7; blade #11p). © Henschen/ASO (2008)
Artifact in context. Postcard of Prague - Dum U Kamenneho zvonu (Stone Bell House). © K. Cerny

We determined the artefact to be an accurate cast of a Baroque angel executed in crystalline sugar. The cast conceals a cardiotome from the second half of the 20th century.