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THB19th C. Philippino Painted Wood Crucifix w/ Silver
Lot 113b
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Southeast Asia, Philippines, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautiful piece of devotional art, this is a carved wooden crucifix decorated with extensive silver additions. Christ wears a hand-crocheted modesty skirt and his body is painted to demonstrate the gruesome effects of the crucifixion. His head hangs to one side, with his facial features sensitively carved. The cross is carved from wood, but silver - ranging from 92-60% pure - forms ornaments all around it. A blazing sun form is behind the center, with the "INRI" plaque above Christ's head superimposed on the upper sunbeams and also made of silver. A silver skull is at Christ's feet and silver caps the arms and upper end of the cross with large leaf-like flares. Two silver grape vine votives hang from the arms. A stunning piece of devotional art! Size: 13.55" W x 17.55" H (34.4 cm x 44.6 cm)
The figure of crucified Christ has been central to Christianity, and especially Catholicism, for centuries, representing his humanity through his suffering and death. In "The Crucified God: A Death in Pictures" (Los Angeles Review of Books, 2017), religious scholar Ed Simon writes, "A crucifix is holy because it does not look holy. A crucifix is holy because it tells a truth. A crucifix is holy because it does not sanitize, clean, erase, obscure, or deny the trauma – or the majesty – of being a human, even if that human happens to be God." Areas that became Catholic under the Spanish Empire particularly venerate the crucifix.
Provenance: private Rochester, Michigan, USA collection
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#148837Light surface wear commensurate with age. Rich patina on the silver surfaces. Wear to the pigment commensurate with age, but most details are in nice condition.Condition
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