Amulet hermaphrodite, known as chasse-diable... - Lot 33 - Art Richelieu

Lot 33
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2500 - 3500 EUR
Amulet hermaphrodite, known as chasse-diable... - Lot 33 - Art Richelieu
Amulet hermaphrodite, known as chasse-diable for the protection of the couple. Wrought iron, cut, carved and polished. 8, 87 cm. Under a belt loop, a gothic arcature highlighted with gold dots supports three pendants, two of which are "mano fica" flanking the third, uniting the male and female sexes. The mano-fica (fig hand) is a gesture of the left hand, against the evil eye. The thumb protrudes between the index and middle fingers as illustrated by Albrecht Dürer in his hand studies in 1495. Bisexual charm in iron for the protection of the couple. Below a belt loop a gothic mesh topped by a gold dotted line bears three pendants of which two mano fica protect the third one combining both sexes. The mano fica is a gesture of the left hand where the thumb protrudes between the two first fingers as drawn by Albrecht Dürer in 1495. Bisexueller Charme in Eisen zum Schutz des Paares. Unterhalb einer Gürtelschlaufe trägt ein gotisches Netz, das von einer goldgepunkteten Linie gekrönt wird, drei Anhänger, von denen zwei Mano fica das dritte schützen, das beide Geschlechter kombiniert. Die mano fica ist eine Geste der linken Hand, bei der Daumen zwischen den beiden Fingern ragt, wie er 1495 von Albrecht Dürer gezeichnet wurde
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