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Top of procession * carved giltwood staff representing St. Mary Magdalene ** holding an ointment jar, standing under a magnificent Gothic architectural dais with pilasters, decorated with a coat of arms or emblem of a brotherhood on one side and three fleurs-de-lis on the other, from the eighteenth century.
This sculpture is in good condition and is of exceptional quality. She no longer has the processional staff, she is mounted on a small wooden base.
A note: some accidents and lacks, traces of restorations in places (some architectural elements of the dais have been glued, wear time, look at the photos.
is a cult object, mainly used in Catholic worship, and finds its place in processions and pilgrimages. Has a long stem surmounted by a religious decoration, often a statuette, sometimes under a canopy, the Virgin in a halo of flames, often also a representation of a saint, usually carved wood, painted or gilded. Depending on the nature of the emblem, one can distinguish the sticks of guilds, brotherhoods, religious congregations. The processional banners are similar, but of different nature and use.
Mary Magdalene, or Magdalene, called Mary Magdalene in the Gospels, is a follower of Jesus who follows him until his last days, attends his Resurrection and gives birth to an important figure of Christianity. She is often depicted on icons carrying a vase of ointment because she was among those women who brought perfumes to the tomb of Jesus. For this reason, it is called "myrrhophore" (myrrh carrier).
