Indo-Portuguese Ivory Figure of the Immaculata with Half Moon and Stand FD1A
Description: carved in the round, in the form of a standing female figure, her hands clasped in prayer at her breast, her vestments draping from her arms, standing with a crescent moon at her feet, and atop a spherical pedestal adorned with a serpent and cherub, areas of gilding illuminate the hair, trim, serpent, and cherub
Measurements: Height: approximately 9 5/8 inches
Condition: the surface with a light warm patina, gilding and other pigments with rubbing and wear, occasional vertical splits some darkened with age specifically on face extending from forehead throughout the proper right eye and down across the chin, with losses to the last four fingers on each hand, and with a loss to the fabric cascading from the proper left arm
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Description: carved in the round, in the form of a standing female figure, her hands clasped in prayer at her breast, her vestments draping from her arms, standing with a crescent moon at her feet, and atop a spherical pedestal adorned with a serpent and cherub, areas of gilding illuminate the hair, trim, serpent, and cherub
Measurements: Height: approximately 9 5/8 inches
Condition: the surface with a light warm patina, gilding and other pigments with rubbing and wear, occasional vertical splits some darkened with age specifically on face extending from forehead throughout the proper right eye and down across the chin, with losses to the last four fingers on each hand, and with a loss to the fabric cascading from the proper left arm
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