Antique American Tramp Art Carved Wood Crucifix John Zadora Pennsylvania 1900 Sculpture historical figures

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The top with three spouts/mouthpieces & a strap handle connected to a pierced top with circular & triangular motifs with a globular baluster shaped body below & raised on a flared foot

Michelangelo Meucci (1840-1909)

To the center of the tray is an engraved ground with a large inlaid silver inscription in corresponding Naskh script

the artist died in the early 17th century

Antique American Tramp Art Carved Wood Crucifix John Zadora Pennsylvania 1900 Sculpture historical figuresA good large antique American Tramp Art crucifix, by John Zadora, Pennsylvania circa 1900. The crucifix as with many tramp art works is chip carved from found wood, cigar boxes or shipping crates this one most likely pine, the crucifix is raised on a geometric pyramid stepped base. The central figure of Christ (corpus) and accompanying plaques of a skull and crossbones and a saw tooth sun behind Christ's head are all made of white metal. The crucifix