Four Old Testament Figures China, Qing dynasty, 18th century Clothing facial features, and other attributes help identify these intriguing figures as personages associated with the Old Testement. the tablets that are held in the held in the hands of one, in which have Chinese inscriptions alluding to the Ten Commandments suggest that this figure represents Moses, The crown and harp of another may identify him as David; and the remaining two figures are most likely depictions of prophets such as Isaiah. Flat metal crossbars with holes on the base of the figures indicate that thay might have been part of a large assemblage that was secured onto a platform.






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