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<p>[QUOTE="Miscstuff, post: 240695, member: 1331"]The second half of an estate came up for auction recently and</p><p>there were a few more Cuzco school items for sale. Unfortunately</p><p>I was busy during the day and had to leave some online bids to do</p><p>the work so missed out on most of them but scored one for AU$35</p><p>that I think is one of the most interesting. Basically it is a wooden box</p><p>with a figurine of Mary breastfeeding Jesus done in what I think is soapstone</p><p>and with carved soapstone fringes around it. The right door has been broken</p><p>and restored at some stage and that may have put off the bidders. I had no idea</p><p>that this breastfeeding business was a popular religious theme which shows</p><p>how religiously ignorant I am. There's a name for these boxes that open to reveal</p><p>a religious item but my brain can't think of it at the moment. It has a sticker</p><p>on the back that translates into</p><p><br /></p><p>National institute of culture - Peru</p><p>Does not belong to the cultural heritage of the nation</p><p>2006</p><p><br /></p><p>So its sale appears to have been given permission by the Peruvian government</p><p><br /></p><p>in 2006.</p><p><br /></p><p>Its size is 18cm high, 13.8 cm wide, 6.4cm deep and weighs 0.74Kg and it is</p><p>quite fragile as bits have already fallen off. I might have some restoration to do.</p><p>Any guesses as to how old???</p><p><br /></p><p>Cheers</p><p><br /></p><p>Stephen</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]73568[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]73569[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]73570[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]73571[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]73572[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]73573[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]73576[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]73577[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]73578[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]73579[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Miscstuff, post: 240695, member: 1331"]The second half of an estate came up for auction recently and there were a few more Cuzco school items for sale. Unfortunately I was busy during the day and had to leave some online bids to do the work so missed out on most of them but scored one for AU$35 that I think is one of the most interesting. Basically it is a wooden box with a figurine of Mary breastfeeding Jesus done in what I think is soapstone and with carved soapstone fringes around it. The right door has been broken and restored at some stage and that may have put off the bidders. I had no idea that this breastfeeding business was a popular religious theme which shows how religiously ignorant I am. There's a name for these boxes that open to reveal a religious item but my brain can't think of it at the moment. It has a sticker on the back that translates into National institute of culture - Peru Does not belong to the cultural heritage of the nation 2006 So its sale appears to have been given permission by the Peruvian government in 2006. Its size is 18cm high, 13.8 cm wide, 6.4cm deep and weighs 0.74Kg and it is quite fragile as bits have already fallen off. I might have some restoration to do. Any guesses as to how old??? Cheers Stephen [ATTACH=full]73568[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]73569[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]73570[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]73571[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]73572[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]73573[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]73576[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]73577[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]73578[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]73579[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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