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Europe » 4 x Folk Art Decorated Funerary Hearts
Ref: 3421
These hand forged and ancient looking pieces were made to commemorate the dead, often hearts with punched and incised decoration and often including the name or initials of the deceased - these were nailed to the wooden crosses found in the old Hungarian graveyards as a token of affection and memory. The tall abstract Hungarian wooden tomb monument is a key motif of Hungarian folklore but most are now lost, ruined and destroyed through time. These pieces came from a private collection.
Central-Eastern Europe 19th-early 20th cent.
H: 5cm (2.0in)
W: 8cm (3.1in)
D: 15cm (5.9in)
£110
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