Corpus Crucifix Figure

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Culture: German. | Material: Metal; Copper Alloy; Bronze | Accession No: HCM 040. | Current Location: The Hunt Museum Limerick. | Dimensions (cm): H 18.5 x W 16.8. Description:A bronze corpus or crucifix figure. The figure is crowned with the hair in ringlets and the head leaning slightly to the right. The feet are side by side and resting on a suppedaneum. The loin-cloth is long and elaborate, it falls below the knees and is fastened to his left, from which folds radiate out. The figure is clothed in a loin-cloth with a decorated belt around the waist. The surface of the loin-cloth is decorated with incised horizontal lines and circles. The figure was originally gilded. Date Made: 11th century AD

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The Hunt Museum preserves and exhibits the original artefacts gathered, over a lifetime, by John and Gertrude Hunt and known as the Hunt Collection. The Museum also displays its own collections, as well as visiting exhibitions of Local, National and International significance with the overall aim of maximising their cultural and educational potential for the people of Limerick and Ireland.

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