Adam and Eve sculptures
1580 - 1600
Netherlands
W 20" × H 17" × D 8 3/4"
Stock # Marh2972
£5,850.00
Pair of late 16th century oak sculptures depicting Adam and Eve, mounted on pine bases.
Adam and Eve, according to the creation myth of the Abrahamic religions, were the first man and woman. They are central to the belief that humanity is in essence a single family, with everyone descended from a single pair of original ancestors.