Description:

Portuguese and Spanish Colonies, possibly Goa, India, or the Philippines, 16th to 18th Century CE. These are beautiful and fairly unique devotional items made in the Christian colonies of Portugal and Spain. They are carved representations of Christ on the Cross; the larger and more detailed of the two is ivory and the other is bone. The level of detail given to the loin cloth (often called a perizonium in art history parlance) dates these to the Baroque period. Both represent the influence of colonial Christianity on the East Indies. The height of Goa's prosperity was from 1575 to 1625, when the city was effectively a Portuguese outpost; by the second half of the 17th century, Manila had become the major entry point for European trade with southeast Asia. Size of largest: 1.5" W x 5.5" H (3.8 cm x 14 cm).

Provenance: Ex- Estate of M. Reiniger, Chicago, IL

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  • Condition: One of the Cristos is in better condition than the other; although it is missing its arms, its carved details are very clear. The other has more wear, particularly to the hands and feet, which have lost their level of detail.

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