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Circumcision of the Christ-Childcirca 1525

Not on view
Carved wood sculpture group of two robed figures flanking a cylindrical pedestal, with a small infant lying on top between them
Carved wood sculpture group of two standing figures in ecclesiastical robes and miters flanking a small child figure at a decorated pedestal, with deeply carved drapery folds, darkened patina.
Wooden sculpture viewed from the back, showing two roughly carved standing figures flanking a smaller central figure with raised arms; aged, darkened wood with tool marks, metal repair plates, and a pale vertical stripe visible on the flat reverse.
Carved wood relief sculpture, dark patinated oak, depicting three figures around a cylindrical font: a robed woman in a headdress at left holding an infant, and a crowned bishop at right in draped vestments, with detailed folds in the drapery throughout.
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Circumcision of the Christ-Child
Place Made
Belgium, Antwerp
Date Made
circa 1525
Medium
Oak
Dimensions
Height: 17 in. (43.2 cm)
Credit Line
The Phil Berg Collection
Accession Number
M.71.73.375
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture
Selected Bibliography
  • Berg, Phil. Man Came This Way: Objects from the Phil Berg Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1971.