A Rare 16th/17thC Post Medieval Ebonised Wooden Penance Cross sub-Antiques P Blackford dating this bust

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The ebonised oak cane profusely carved with nulling

Origin: North Africa/Middle East

Width:  18 inches

A Rare 16th/17thC Post Medieval Ebonised Wooden Penance Cross sub-Antiques P Blackford dating this bustOrigin: English Period: Probably Mid Late 16thC Provenance: Formally the property of a City Gentleman, from an important collection of Christian artifacts formed late 20thC Date: c. 1500 1650 Length: 11 inches Width: 7 inches Weight: 110 grams The ebonised wood penitential cross with baluster turned limbs, the arms formed separately and pinned; the upper and arm tips each fitted with an ivory bead bearing traces of gilding. Likely crafted during the