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© Museu de la Noguera
Omeka ID 3296
Castell Formós
Medieval

Christ Child

MN 2102

Object type
figurine
Production date
1400 / 1413
Fabric
Workshop Southern Netherlands (Utrecht?)
Museum
Museu de la Noguera
Culture
Medieval
Discovery location
Castell Formós
Materials
pipe clay
Township
Balaguer
Technique
moulding
Where is it?
Exposició permanent
Dimensions
110 x 40 x 30
Description
Figure of the child Jesus, made from pipe clay with a mould. The child is standing, completely naked and holds a bird in both hands that bites his fingers. The eyes of the figurine are small, while the nose, the chin and the lips are prominent and well-marked, in relief. The work of the figurine shows careful details, as can be seen in the presence of the navel and a fold of the skin in the lower part, between the belly and the pubis. The lower half of the legs are missing. Originally, it must have been inside a box or cradle made of silver or polychromed wood. This is the only known example in Catalonia or Spain of this type of small figurine made from pipe clay in Utrecht and is possibly also one of the oldest specimens produced in those workshops.

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