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Description: | A cast copper alloy, gilded figurine of Jesus on the cross. The figurine is incomplete, with the arms largely missing. The reverse of the figurine is concave, but the front has been highly decorated in high relief. Jesus stands, with arms out-stretched, and his head tilted to rest on his right shoulder. He is naked from the waist up, but wears a long cloth knotted around his waist, which extends down to drape beyond his knees. His legs and feet are very simple and stylised; the feet appear to stand on a base. The figurine is similar to the medieval Limoges figurines, but it is not enamelled. The gilded surface has become pitted, exposing the greyish-green colour metal below, and the reverse is un-gilded and is a mid greyish-green colour also. This figurine of the crucified Christ is medieval in date.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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