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A polychrome and parcel-gilt carved oak figure of a Pharisee
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A polychrome and parcel-gilt carved oak figure of a Pharisee

ANTWERP, CIRCA 1520

Fermé3 October 2012

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EUR 4,750

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A polychrome and parcel-gilt carved oak figure of a Pharisee
Antwerp, circa 1520
Marked with a hand for Antwerp to the backside of the mitre, on a later red velvet-covered base
31 cm. high (excl. base)

Note du spécialiste

A Pharisee is a member of a Jewish religious party that flourished in Palestine during the latter part of the Second Temple period (515 bc - ad 70). Their insistence on the binding force of oral tradition (the unwritten Torah) still remains a basic tenet of Jewish theological thought. When the Mishna (the first constituent part of the Talmud) was compiled about ad 200, it incorporated the teachings of the Pharisees on Jewish law.