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The Carrizo Christ is an 11th-century
The Carrizo Christ is an 11th-century ivory carving
Ivory carving is the carving of ivory, that is to say animal tooth or tusk, generally by using sharp cutting tools, either mechanically or manually. Objects carved in ivory are often called "ivories".
Humans have ornamentally carved ivory since ...
and is conserved in the Museo de León, León (Spain). The figure is high. The piece came from the Cistercian
The Cistercians, () officially the Order of Cistercians ( la, (Sacer) Ordo Cisterciensis, abbreviated as OCist or SOCist), are a Catholic religious order of monks and nuns that branched off from the Benedictines and follow the Rule of Saint ...
monastery of Santa María de Carrizo located some 16 miles west of León.
The figure of Christ is impressive due to the size of the head and his largue eyes wide open. Hands and feet as well are conceived out of proportion to the rest of the body.
See also
*Crucifix of Ferdinand and Sancha
The crucifix of Ferdinand and Sancha ( es, crucifijo de don Fernando y doña Sancha) is an ivory carving from ''circa'' 1063, today in the National Archaeological Museum of Spain, in Madrid. It was part of an offering by King Ferdinand I of Leó ...
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