mother-of-pearl; frame - wooden, blackened, plaster, gilt, cardboard, metal, plush, convex glass;
crucifix - approx. 19 x 11 cm; all in frame: 40 x 32 cm.
Western Europe, France?, late 19th century.
Crucifix carved in mother-of-pearl, set in an oval frame against a background of faded, worn, mottled plush. Above Christ's head a plaque with the inscription "INRI" and an engraved image of the Eucharistic chalice. Below the feet of the Crucified - the skull of Adam and the figure of Mary with her heart pierced by the sword of sorrow. Between the arms of the cross - bundles of rays; at the ends of the arms - spherical flower buds. The frame decorated with a rope motif and a wide strip of floral thread with small flowers and leaves.
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