Ivory Sculpture Fragment of a Crucified christ

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The figure is made up of three fragments: the body of the Crucified and the two arms. The body presents a bulging thorax and very marked anatomical modeling, especially in the chest. The legs are very elongated and the right is arched and raised over the left. The purity cloth is made up of small, parallel folds that fall in a "V" shape on the legs, with a double-lined border and knotted on the right hip. The fragments of the arms, on the inside, have accentuated veins, as does the left foot. The right hand retains the thumb, index and phalanx of the ring finger and the left only the thumb. The figure presents remnants of red polychrome imitating blood on the knees, the left foot, the upper part of the chest, the spine.

Additional Analysis:
Due to the anatomical rigidity and other details, such as the bloodiness of the representation, it can be identified as a colonial ivory, Hispanic-Filipino.

Bibliography ESTELLA, Margarita. Baroque ivory sculpture in Spain: European and colonial schools. 1984. Madrid: Higher Council for Scientific Research, Diego Velázquez Institute.
Cataloging Estella Marcos, Margarita Mercedes; Simal Lopez, Mercedes

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