Oliver Market Woman with Scales, 15 cm

This figure depicts a market seller, a familiar character in traditional Nativity scenes celebrating everyday village life. The woman is seated beside a large two-pan balance scale, symbolising her work as a market trader. She wears a dark red dress with a light green apron finished with golden-yellow trim, while dark wavy hair frames her face. One hand is raised as though she were speaking or bargaining with a customer, while the other is lowered in a natural conversational gesture. Beside her, the black and gold scales stand on a counter and represent an essential tool of her trade, used to weigh goods such as spices, pulses or cheese. This figure brings colour and realism to the Nativity scene, evoking the activity, voices and lively atmosphere of a traditional village market.