Poteau sculpté en forme d´une figure de la maternité

Description

wood, greyish brown patina, black paint, indigo blue pigment, carved with neckring and bracelets, drilled ear holes, slightly dam., minor missing parts (heels), cracks, base;
probably once part of a veranda post (lower part cut).
Veranda roofs within the interior court of palaces, sanctuaries or dwellings of dignitaries were often supported by such artificially carved posts.