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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnett, post: 59947, member: 248&quot;]I emailed my best friend&#039;s sister who has a PHD in religion she told me this but needs to see it in hand to tell me more I forgot she went to school for religion. i dont think she will be able to tell me age but might be suprised</p><p><br /></p><p>It is Santa Maria. In English we say the Virgin Mary.The belly area is symbolic that she is pregnant with baby Jesus, which the angel drawings are trumpeting the good news. (star shapes represent Jesus/ Holy Spirit)The crescent moon has many symbolic meanings and folklore.&nbsp; They are not horns of the devil, as frequently mistaken.&nbsp; It is a sign of fertility and the cycle of life and death.&nbsp; It is carnalistic/divine representation.By the shape of her lips, one is able to tell which tradition she comes from. Looks European. Possibly Spain.The tighter and smaller the lips, the higher class and older.&nbsp; Also because she is depicted wearing a crown is from a more older tradition. [“Little Crown” of the Blessed Virgin Mary, honors the triple crown of twelve stars which our Lady received from God upon her bodily assumption into heaven (cf. Revelation 12:1).]Also atypical is she is not wearing her usual blue garb, indicative of an older tradition.She is not of the eastern tradition, nor classical rome.There is no sign of the malevolent symbols of the witchcraft religion called Santaria.She is dressed as a bride (symbolic of the church) and will be marrying God.Of course she was put through a kiln but her colorings reveal a rudimentary grade paint.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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