BRONZE PAX OR PAX BOARD. 16TH CENTURY.
Antiques - Miscellaneous / Other Objects
Reference: ZF0543B
Peace-bearer. Bronze. 16th century. Bronze peace-bearer with a flat handle curved on the back, with relief decoration on the front organised in a classically influenced architectural composition, common in the Renaissance. Below the columns on the sides there are two heraldic shields (without a bonnet, cords with tassels on three levels) with a Latin cross in the middle; the centre shows a Birth of Christ under a domed cupola with winged angel heads in the corners; at the top and under a semicircular arch, there is a bust of Saint Dominic of the Causeway, facing forward, with an inscription in capital letters (“STO /DOMI”, “BENEDITUS SER”) flanked by two perched birds.
· Size: 10,5x4x16 cms.
600 €
