The Female Herma

Author, school, workshop: Unknown craftsman from Pomerania
Style: Mannerism
Date: AD 1646
Material and technique: wood, carving, polychromy, gilding
Size: Height: 44 cm, Width: 19,5 cm
Location: The rear of the raised platform, the Roman Catholic Church of St. Mary’s the Queen of Poland in Iwięcino
Description: Hermas masking joints of the altar are presented in the opposed positions: the right figure is female and the left is male. A woman wearing a pendant denudes her bust. Her hips are covered with red drapery.