The Virgin Mary

Wood, polychrome, fabric, metal crown
Monastery of Santa María la Real de Huelgas, Spain

According to a guide employed by the monastery, this statue was carried into battle in the Middle Ages. The guide also said the statue's limbs move.

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Photographed at the monastery by Richard Stracke, shared under Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license.