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London, Vereinigtes Königreich
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This statuette is made in the 16th century in Germany by an unknown artist.
It shows the nude seated figure of the Infant Christ with an orb in left hand and a rosary.
It is made of pipclay, which is a fine white clay also used to make tobacco pipes and pottery. Conveniently situated on a major trading route, Siegburg was a centre of ceramic production with well-organised workshops and kilns in which also pipe-clay figures were fired.
Victoria and Albert Museum