Hand Cross with Figure

18th-19th century (Early Modern)

10.7 cm 34 cm 1.4 cm

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Hand crosses incorporating human figures are extremely rare and appear to have been executed exclusively in wood. Such figures are sometimes identified as Christ or Adam. As is typical when human forms are carved as part of the shaft, the torso and legs of the figure double as...

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Knopfelmacher Collection, New York; William Wright Gallery, New York, 1991; Nancy and Robert Nooter Collection [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1997, by gift.
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