Virgin Mary with Child. Carved church altar figure. Scandinavia. From the 17th century.

Virgin Mary with Child. Carved church altar figure. Scandinavia. From the 17th century.

Altar figure depicting Virgin Mary with child, standing on a pedestal, carved from a single piece of wood, clad with early Danish printed material on the back; characteristic of the period, where paper waste was often used as backing material, or to seal gaps. Figures like this would typically be carved as part of a larger relief on a pulpit or altar in Nordic village churches.

Dimensions: h: 26,5 cm. Condition: hanging from a later date, otherwise see images.