Ivory Sculpture Fragments
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Four fragments that were part of a sculptural group of San Miguel Archangel crushing the devil. Specifically, it is one of the arms of the Saint (1), two fragments of the skirt (2 and 4), a part of the knot of the band (3). All of them present identical remains of polychrome decoration based on small concentric circles. These are pieces of great weight.
The different fragments can be cataloged as colonial, Hispanic-Filipino ivories. A complete piece of this style is preserved in a private Mexican collection (Estella Marco, M. M., Ivoires from The Far Eastern Provinces of Spain and Portugal, Monterrey, 1997, Num. 39, pp. 96-99).
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Date
1601-1700
Rights
Used with permission © Ministerio de Cultura y Deporte
Identifier
CE13407
Materials
Ivory
Technique
Painted
Carved
Technique
Painted
Carved
Physical Dimensions
Height = 14 cm; Width = 8 cm
Display status
Not on display
Acknowledgements
Contributed by Cinta Krahe, Associate Professor at the Universidad Autónoma of Madrid. Photos: Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas
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Translated from Spanish by Google Translate
Record accessed Oct. 2021
Edited for grammar by the Mapping team
Record accessed Oct. 2021
Edited for grammar by the Mapping team
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“Ivory Sculpture Fragments,” Mapping Philippine Material Culture, accessed April 19, 2024, https://philippinestudies.uk/mapping/items/show/14705.
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