figure (ritual & belief: representations)

Ceramic figure of 'the Sorrowful Christ', or 'Chrystus Frasobliwy'. It is highly glazed, in yellow-green and brown. Christ is depicted in a sitting posture, with head bent, wearing a crown of thorns and with hair down the back. The name of the maker, place and date of manufacture are inscribed on the seat.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
20.11.63/59
Date
1962
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 177 mm x 61 mm x 99 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
clay; glaze
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
World Gallery > Europe > Poland
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