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Close-ups of the ox. Body is composition, eyes are glass, horns are twigs. The horns are not 'damaged', although the twigs do appear broken. It was the style to use bits of twig for the horns, and there wasn't a slavish adherence to representing the natural form of the horn perfectly. This is an odd characteristic of early artisanal German nativities. While the animals' bodies might be modeled in a highly detailed, naturalistic manner, the ox horns are but broken or cut twigs.
Nativity Scenes and FiguresDecorative free-standing Nativity scenes date from the 13th century, and by…
AnimalsThe breadth of objects made in the shapes of animals is as wide as the anim…
Amazing detail, love it!...:-)
Thank you very much for your kind appreciation, Bellin, Manikin, vetraio50, and mustangtony!!
Thank you very much for your keen appreciation and very kind comment, inky!! Yes, I do so love this ox. : )
Thank you very much for your kind appreciation, birdie!! : )
Thank you very much, birdie, for your kind appreciation!! : )
this one is amazing!
Thank you very much for your kind appreciation and very kind comments, BHock45!! : )