Relief-carved Heavy Wooden Folk Art Virgo Wall Plaque laquer betel box 20 7/8” x 11 3/4”

20 7/8” x 11 3/4” x 2 7/8”

I'm thinking this very sweet cigar box on wheels might have been made by a parent or grandparent long ago as part of a traveling circus set

Between his orange eyes and lips and his white hair and brows

One might hang this one in the  kitchen or dining room as a reminder to thank the cook

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Relief-carved Heavy Wooden Folk Art Virgo Wall Plaque laquer betel box 20 7/8” x 11 3/4”For the Virgos out there (or the virgin maidens!) or just for someone like me who loves a folky nude. I purchased this from a seller in England, and believe it is carved of oak, stained and varnished. Virgo is associated with Astraea in Greek mythology the last immortal to abandon Earth when the gods fled to Olympus, hence the sign's association with Earth. The carved "egg and dart" border seems a knowing nod to the ancient Greeks as well, who used it