Southeast Asia, Philippines, Spanish Colonial influence, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden sculpture of a female saint, likely Saint Philomena, wearing a flower crown and holding a bouquet to her chest with her left hand. Turning her head slightly left, the sacred female stands atop a rectangular plinth and wears a floor-length dress adorned with relief quatrefoils beneath a cloak that drapes her shoulder and attaches to her wrist. A thick, striated coiffure falls down her back, nicely framing her naturalistic visage. Size: 6" W x 18.5" H (15.2 cm x 47 cm)

Provenance: ex-private Bishop Family Trust collection, the Trust of the late Bill Bishop, a noted antiquarian with shops in Scottsdale, Arizona and Allenspark, Colorado, USA, acquired before 2010

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#173540

Losses to nose, as well as right hand and forearm. Right arm reattached at shoulder with break line visible. Chips, nicks, and abrasions to areas. Nice patina throughout. Illegible inscription on underside.