Indian Standing Figure Depicting Jesus Christ

Both hands raised, the heart worn openly on the robe.

This standing figure of Jesus Christ comes from Goa, India, and dates to the 19th century. It is carved wood finished in pigments. Under Portuguese rule, Goan carvers made Catholic figures like this for churches and home altars, where the faithful prayed before them. He wears a red robe under a white mantle, with long dark hair, a beard and a carved heart at the chest. Paint has chipped away in places, and one eye looks damaged. He stands on a green-topped, eight-sided base, thirty-five inches high.

The arms stay open. The paint has had a harder time of it.