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LOT 0431
Ethiopian Wooden Cross with Incised Decoration
CIRCA 1500-1550 A.D.
11 3/4 in. (237 grams total, 30 cm high including stand).
Carved bifacial tau-cross with bands of hatching to the broad faces, reserved lozenge panels, cuboid baluster with central piercing to each face, barrel-shaped lower body with cord binding to prevent splitting; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceMilos Simovic, New York, USA, 2005.
Ex central London gallery.
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The ecclesiastical statuary of the late Baroque and early Rococo periods focused heavily on the theme of the passion of Christ, with statues representing the sleeping Jesus, with the symbols of the passion next to him. The position of our sculpture is particularly reminiscent of the marvellous statue of the 'Veiled Christ' by Giuseppe Sammartino, a masterpiece of 18th century religious sculpture. The anatomy of the limbs is realistic, and the instruments of passion, placed at the feet of Christ, create a narrative, also visible in the folds of the veil that covers half of the body.
