A Rare 16th/17thC Post Medieval Ebonised Wooden Penance Cross sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles She is often presented as

She is often presented as the female complement of the Sun (Sol) conceived of as a god

Painted in oils on canvas and presented in their original gilt composition frames the apparently unsigned pair of English school studies of young St

The thick and chunky wood in the classic shape has an evocative deep colour and character with no signs of structural loss or infestation

or indeed campaign furniture

Whether hung or framed this is a wonderfully evocative artifact of military history from the land of the rising sun

A Rare 16th/17thC Post Medieval Ebonised Wooden Penance Cross sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles She is often presented asOrigin: English Period: Probably Mid Late 16thC Provenance: Formally the property of a City Gentleman, from an important collection of Christian artifacts formed late 20thC Date: c. 1500 1650 Length: 11 inches Width: 7 inches Weight: 110 grams The ebonised wood penitential cross with baluster turned limbs, the arms formed separately and pinned; the upper and arm tips each fitted with an ivory bead bearing traces of gilding. Likely crafted during the