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Christ is shown as if speaking his last words to God the Father. The figure is distinguished by the expressive features, disproportionately large head, and lavish treatment of the hair. The schematically drawn body and rigid, unmodulated loincloth are not particularly well carved.
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Title: Crucifix
Date: 18th century
Culture: Italian
Medium: Figure and scroll: ivory; cross: wood, painted black; nails: iron
Dimensions:
Overall (figure only, .26a): 9 × 7 1/2 in. (22.9 × 19.1 cm);
Overall (scroll, .26b): 1 5/8 × 1 in. (4.1 × 2.5 cm);
Overall (cross, .26c): 20 3/4 × 9 1/2 in. (52.7 × 24.1 cm)
Classification: Sculpture-Miniature
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Estelle Jourdan, 1889
Object Number: 89.26a–c
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