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LOT 2134
Tudor Apotropaic 'Anti Witchcraft' Wooden Ladle
16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
17 1/2 in. (96 grams, 44.5 cm).
With tapering flat-section handle, used as a device for warding off harmful magic; identified by Marie-Louise Kerr, curator of the West Berkshire Museum. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound wrapped in cloth along with fur, bones, and feathers, in the eves of a thatched cottage in Berkshire, UK, in 1978.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
See Hutton, R., The Stations of the Sun: A History of the Ritual Year in Britain, Oxford University Press, 1996.
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Roman Style Gemstone with Galley
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Greek Icon with Mother of God 'Hodegetria' with Silver-Gilt Cover
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
In oil and tempera on a slightly curved wooden panel, depicting the Theotokos (Mother of God) and the infant Jesus on a plain green field; Mary wearing a red maphorion mantle over a dark blue robe, with elaborate golden brocade to the hem, floral ornaments to the upper part of the garment; the infant facing to left, resting on Mary's left arm, dressed in white tunic, wrapped in a red shawl, right hand making the pax gesture, left hand extended holding a scroll; Greek inscription in red lettering 'ΜΡ ΘΥ (Μήτηρ (τοῦ) Θεοῦ = Mother of God)' flanking Mary's head; inscription in Greek 'ΙϹ ΧϹ (ΙΗϹΟΥϹ ΧΡΙϹΤΟϹ = Jesus Christ)' above the infant; silver-gilt repoussé cover with inscription. 574 grams, 22 x 15 cm
Property of a London, UK, gentleman collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
The icon shows the Virgin in the attitude of Hodegetria. This is the iconographical type of Virgin Mary one encounters most frequently in an Eastern Orthodox church or home, Hodegetria meaning 'Mother of God Pointing the Way'. The Virgin Mary is shown with the Christ on her lap, looking at the viewer and her right hand indicating Christ, seeming to say 'Follow Him'.
