Crucifix In Boxwood Presenting Christ On The Cross With Four Nails XVII

SCULPTURE OF CHRIST ON THE BOXWOOD CROSS.
IN MONUMENTS FROM THE MIDDLE AGES AND UP TO THE 13TH CENTURY, CHRIST IS REPRESENTED ON THE CROSS WITH FOUR NAILS,
HOWEVER A REPRESENTATION WITH THREE NAILS IS FOUND IN THE PAINTINGS OF THE GREAT PAINTERS OF THE 17TH AND 18TH CENTURY.
THE PERZONIUM WEARED BY CHRIST IS A LOINCH “CALLED OF MODESTY,” RETAINED BY A CORD AND DRAPED ON THE RIGHT, AS CHRIST’S HEAD IS ALSO TURNED TOWARDS THE RIGHT    LOOKING UP    WITH   HIS  HAIR FALLING ON HIS SHOULDER.
THE SHAPE OF THE PERIZONIUM IS IMPORTANT IN DATING THE REPRESENTATIONS OF CHRIST WHICH ORIGINALLY WERE WITHOUT THIS LOIN.
.IT APPEARS THAT THE SCULPTURE PRESENTED HERE WAS PAINTED PREVIOUSLY
A FINGER IS MISSING FROM THE RIGHT HAND
THE WROUGHT IRON NAILS WITH SQUARE HEADS ARE TURNED IN AFTER HAVING CROSSED THE WOOD
THE BODY OF CHRIST MEASURES H: 32 cm x 22.5 cm