santon

noun2

1. •
   In France (originally Provence), a small, hand-painted, terracotta figurine of a nativity character.

   • Also we had brought a huge family of little santons of painted terracotta for the crêche. — 1974
2. •
   A Muslim holy man.

   • Part of the building was a chosen see, / Built by a banished santon of Chaldee [...]. — 1818