Auction 77 Antiques & Works of Art

35

Child Jesus as the Good Shepherd


Estimate

15.000 - 20.000


Session 1

22 May 2018



Description

A large ivory Indo-Portuguese sculpture
The Child is sleeping above a heart and wearing a sheepskin, with the right arm holding the head and holding a sheep with the left arm
Stepped base, the first with Our Lady and Saint Joseph flanking a fountain from where two birds drink
At the second level a lying sheep flanked by two fountains with sheeps and birds drinking
At the third level Mary Magdalene kneels with her attributes, a Passion cross and the ointments vase; flanked by two lions
The fourth level is decorated with winged angels with garlands
17th century
(losses and defects)

Height: 33,5 cm


Category

Sculpture



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