St Patrick 17th Century

A very rare primitively carved  oak panel of St Patrick depicting him here holding a staff in his right hand and a book of writings in his left, two three leaf clover leaves are  above his head which was a sacred plant to Irish druids the three petals represents the holy trinity,1 the father 2 the ghost and the third the holy spirit,St Patrick is said to have used this in his teachings about Christianity.
A very unique and rare panel 17th Century Ireland.

 

Dimensions :
47.0 cms High (18.5 inches)
15.2 cms Wide (6 inches)
2.5 cms Deep (1 inches)