St. Sebastian
Description
Born in the 3rd century CE in Gaul (Narbonne in present France), St. Sebastian was persecuted during
the reign of Emperor Diocletian by being shot with arrows. St. Sebastian was invoked against the plague
since the middle ages. Many chapels, requiring numerous images showing his martyrdom were raised
in his honour in Portuguese territories
Collection
Indian Decorative Art
Artist
NA
Object Type
Figurine
Material
Yellow Ivory
Schools/Culture/Period
Indo-Portuguese
Technique
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Date
18th century CE
Location
Goa