Cruz de las Ánimas del Purgatorio con la Santísima Trinidad / Cross of the Souls of Purgatory with the Holy Trinity, Mid-19th Century

Antique carved wood cross of the Souls in Purgatory with the Holy Trinity, Mexico. Its main function was to pray for the salvation of the deceased, reflecting the deep roots that the cult of the souls in purgatory has in Mexican identity, serving as a direct bridge between viceregal art and the syncretic traditions of the Day of the Dead.

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Era: Mid-19th Century
Region: Zona Centro de México
Artisan: Unknown
Material: Assembled Block-Carved Wood, Oil Polychrome
Dimensions (in): 20 x 9.75 x 2.75
Ships from: Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico