Carved wooden figure of St. Anthony and pig

Made:: 1650-1750

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Carved wooden figure of St. Anthony and pig, founder of monasticism, invoked against plagues, epidemics, carbuncles and skin infectious, French or Italian 1650-1750

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Category:: Classical & Medieval Medicine

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A637844

Materials:: wood

Measurements:: overall: 350 mm x 167 mm x 152 mm, 1.805 kg

type:: figure - representation

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