Ivory Sculpture ( fragment)
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Left hand severed at the wrist. Well done, the nails, phalanges and muscles have been represented in great detail. The inner face of the hand shows the lines of the hand and a wound colored red, in the same way it appears on the back.
Additional analysis:
It is a colonial ivory, Hispano-Filipino, due to the way the phalanges are worked, with great detail, and the way of representing the fingers, which all come out of the same horizontal line. It could belong to a Saint Francis or a Risen Christ.
Cataloging Estella Marcos, Margarita Mercedes; Simal Lopez, Mercedes
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Used with permission © Ministerio de Cultura y Deporte
Identifier
CE14012
Origin
Cultural Context / Style Hispano-filipino
Production Place / Mint Philippines (Asia)
Production Place / Mint Philippines (Asia)
Materials
Ivory
Technique:
Carving, painting
Technique:
Carving, painting
Physical Dimensions
Length = 4.10 cm; Width = 2.30 cm; Weight = 6 gr
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 ( fragment),” Mapping Philippine Material Culture, accessed April 24, 2024, https://philippinestudies.uk/mapping/items/show/14710.
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