Carved from one piece of oak, with old fixing holes.
20.5cm high x 13.5cm wide.
Notes: The image of a pelican pecking its breast, often depicted in Christian art, symbolizes Christ''s self-sacrifice and the redemption of humanity. This symbolism stems from an old legend where a pelican was believed to feed its young with blood drawn from its own breast.
The pelican was one of the most popular animal symbols for Christ in the Middle Ages, appearing widely in art and literature. The association was first made in the Physiologus, a Late Antique Greek compilation of moralized animal lore written (probably around the year 200) in Alexandria and intended for Christian edification.
The church sometimes refers to this allegorical bird as the “Vulning pelican” or the “Pelican in Her Piety''.
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Internal Reference: 25641
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA1169409
Dateline of this antique is 17th Century
Height is 20.5cm (8.1inches)Width is 13.5cm (5.3inches)Depth is 0cm (0.0inches)
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