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Hispano-Philippine Monk Figure

Hispano-Philippine Monk Figure
19th century, Bantayan Island, Cebu, carved with a tonsure, simple robes, and bare feet, raised over an octagonal base, covered in traces of gesso and brown and red enamels.16"H.
Condition:lacking halo, lacking hands, hairline cracks to body on front and back, base with multiple hairline cracks, light to moderate wear to painted surface, losses to edges of base. Provenance: The Mr. & Mrs. Lester Andelson Collection Exhibition: The Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, February 9, 1981. Literature: Philippine Religious Imagery, Fernando Zobel de Ayala, 1963

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