A head of Christ crowned with thorns, carved for the wall – eyes lowered, mouth slightly open, the hair falling in heavy twisted locks on both sides of the face to the shoulders. The crown is a woven band of thorn branches, the twigs plaited over and under each other, the gaps between them cut through to the hair beneath. The beard is divided at the chin and combed in strands, the moustache falls over the upper lip, the brow is drawn down over the closed eyes. The neck and chest are cut off flat below the collarbone, so the bust stands on its own lower edge or hangs. The polychrome is old and thin: a pale flesh tone over the gesso, the crown in a dark green that has worn through to the wood at the ridges, the hair in brown, a trace of red at the lips and at the wounds where the thorns enter the brow. The gesso shows through at the high points of the cheek and the nose. None of it is flaking. The reverse is flat and plain, the bare wood of the block with the grain running vertically. No hanger fitted – the bust can be hung on a single nail or stood on a shelf. Painted pieces could conceal minor flaws – this one conceals nothing. The paint is worn exactly where a hand would have touched it at the brow and the hair, and the surface is the record of the piece’s age. It is all visible in the photos. Height: 250 mm / 10. Subject: Head of Christ with crown of thorns – wall bust. Period: Antique – early 20th century. Material: Hand-carved wood. Finish: Hand-painted polychrome over gesso, worn with age. Mount: Flat back, no hanger – hang on a nail or stand on a shelf. Condition: Good – paint and gesso worn at high points, stable, no flaking; honest age throughout – please view all photos. Questions answered personally within 24-48 hours. Con gusto le atendemos en su idioma. Cabeza de Cristo con corona de espinas – busto mural tallado a mano en madera, principios del siglo XX, 25 cm. Pintura polícroma antigua sobre yeso, desgastada en los relieves, estable. Dorso plano sin colgador. Kirsten Jaxt, JAXT · Tradition.