Indo-Portuguese bone carving of the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception - Goa, 17th century

like many of the virgins evoked under the name of Our Lady of Conception, she appears bareheaded, with her hair separated into two well-groomed wavy locks that fall freely over her shoulders and down her back. The pedestal is a crescent moon and the presence of a winged putto reinforces the theory of the supporting angels preferred in the statues of Our Lady of Conception.
Height x width x depth: 9 x 2.3 x 2 cm. Weight 39 g
Item condition grading: **** good (minor defects commensurate with age and use).
Accompanied by Ce.S.Ar. Centro Studi Archeometrici certificate of authenticity.

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