
Auction Closed
March 16, 05:55 PM GMT
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
Indo-portuguese, 17th century
Mount Golgotha
ivory base of a cross
12 x 17,5 x 11 cm ; 4 3/4 by 6 3/5 by 4 3/10 in.
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Indo-Portugais, XVIIe siècle
Le Mont Golgatha
pied de croix en ivoire
12 x 17,5 x 11 cm ; 4¾by 6 3/5 by 4 3/10 in.
This ivory stand held initially probably a cross. Richly decorated with snakes, animals, a skull, as well as the mother Pelican feeding her babys, symbolising the Passion of Christ.
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Il s'agit ici d'un pied de croix sculpté en ivoire et richement orné d'une vanité, de serpents, d'animaux et du Pélican nourissant ses enfants, symbolisant la Passion du Christ.