Carved wooden statuette of a priest, two different types of wood(?), traces of colour, arms pegged on. Painted decoration, arms pegged on. NOTE: right arm missing, since object originally recorded. Prominent mortise joints on feet.
Male figure, standing, arms at sides
The Ricketts and Shannon Collection. Bequeathed by Charles Shannon, 1937
Height: 22.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Shannon, Charles Haslewood
Accession number: E.37.1937
Primary reference Number: 53584
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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