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Figure of a Pope
Production: Unknown (Uncertain)
Figure, carved in boxwood in the round. The Pope wears the papal tiara and holds the papal triple cross in the left hand. He stands clothed in his papal vestments. The papal triple cross is made of metal, possibly the original (?).
C.B. Marlay Bequest
Height: 16.6 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
17th Century#
Circa
1600
CE
-
1700
CE
Triple Cross
composed of
metal
Figure
composed of
boxwood
Depth 5.7 cm
Height 17.1 cm
Width 6.6 cm
Plinth
Depth 7.4 cm
Height 3.7 cm
Width 7.3 cm
Carving : Carved boxwood in the round
Accession number: MAR.M.259-1912
Primary reference Number: 30255
External ID: CAM_CCF_MAR_M_259_1912
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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Accession Number: 16
Accession Number: M.3-1932
Accession Number: M.19A-1950
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