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Source Description
Rock crystal figures of the Christ Child are among the rarest of luxury items to have been made for the Portuguese in India and Sri Lanka. This sculpture was likely once adorned with a golden crown inlaid with jewels and would have been elevated on an equally elaborate pedestal. Though the subject was introduced by Christian missionaries, the figures were sculpted by local artists. The large eyes, frontal posture, and soft, fleshy limbs resemble features seen in Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain devotional images. This devotional image was produced in the Portuguese colony of Goa, a Jesuit training center for missionaries on India’s western coast.
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Document identity
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30289
label
Christ Child
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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Source metadata
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30289
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object
stage
normalized
title
Christ Child
description
Rock crystal figures of the Christ Child are among the rarest of luxury items to have been made for the Portuguese in India and Sri Lanka. This sculpture was likely once adorned with a golden crown inlaid with jewels and would have been elevated on an equally elaborate pedestal. Though the subject was introduced by Christian missionaries, the figures were sculpted by local artists. The large eyes, frontal posture, and soft, fleshy limbs resemble features seen in Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain devotional images. This devotional image was produced in the Portuguese colony of Goa, a Jesuit training center for missionaries on India’s western coast.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, Paris and New York; purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1926; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
date
late 16th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Precious Stones & Gems
figurines
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3
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3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
6.9
height
2.7
depth
1.9
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 11/16 × W: 1 1/16 × D: 3/4 in. (6.9 × 2.7 × 1.9 cm)
Source extras
med
rock crystal
creator_ids
2191
5172
collection_ids
INT
exhibition_ids
2672
3334
Page inventory
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photo
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