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panel
Object Type
panel
Museum number
1893,0426.152
Description
Alabaster panel; carved; Assumption of the Virgin; angel on each side; St Thomas holds her girdle; above: headless figure of Christ receiving her with gesture of benediction; traces of paint remain.
Cultures/periods
Late Medieval
Production date
15th century
Production place
Made in:
England
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Selby
, church (near)
Materials
alabaster
Technique
carved
painted
Dimensions
Length:
45.50 centimetres
Width:
25 centimetres
Bibliographic references
Howells 2015 / A Catalogue of the Late Antique Gold Glass in the British Museum
(p.21)
Location
Not on display
Exhibition history
Exhibited: 1998 31 Mar-31 Oct, York, Yorkshire Museum, Abbeys: Yorkshire’s Monastic Heritage
Subjects
saint/martyr
assumption of virgin
angel
Associated names
Representation of:
Virgin Mary
Representation of:
Jesus Christ
Representation of:
St Thomas
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks
Acquisition date
1893
Acquisition notes
Said to have been thrown in fish-pond near church by Oliver Cromwell.
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
1893,0426.152