19th Carved Sicilian Cart Panel

A 19th-century Sicilian cart axle element in the form of a very high relief in openwork carved wood depicting a medieval combat scene between infantrymen. The figure on the right is a blindfolded prisoner with his hands tied to a tree trunk. The background is made up of trees and, to the right, a castle appears on the hill. Traces of green, yellow and red polychromy on the warriors' clothing. The relief is in the shape of an arc of a circle, on its base forming a border there is the trace of a cartouche containing a long, almost entirely erased inscription.

Length: 60.5 cm
Height: 21.5 cm
Depth: 3.5 cm

Condition report: good condition but traces of erosion and various losses are reported on the infantrymen. Polychromy absent. An element of the decoration appears to be missing on the far left. The ends of the base show a saw mark as well as two places under it. Presence of old traces of insect bites.