Figure of Christ
Figure
1400-1500 (made)
1400-1500 (made)
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Copper alloy with gilding. Head to the right and forward. Right leg on top of left. Christ wears a knee-length waist cloth. The figure is solid not hollow. The arms have been bent forward at a later date and the hands partly broken off. The right shin is cracked.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Copper alloy, with gilding. |
| Brief description | Figure, or corpus, of Christ from a crucifix, the halo missing. Copper alloy, gilded, Spain, 1400-1500. |
| Physical description | Copper alloy with gilding. Head to the right and forward. Right leg on top of left. Christ wears a knee-length waist cloth. The figure is solid not hollow. The arms have been bent forward at a later date and the hands partly broken off. The right shin is cracked. |
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| Credit line | Dr W.L. Hildburgh Bequest |
| Object history | Walter Leo Hildburgh purchased this piece in San Sebastián, Northern Spain, in 1915. |
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| Accession number | M.115-1956 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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