Relief
late 15th century (made)
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The Virgin kneels on the right, her left hand resting on an open book on her desk. She turns round to the approaching angel. The circular relief probably formed part of a pendant.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Carved mother of pearl |
| Brief description | Carved mother of pearl relief depicting the Annunciation, South Germany, late 15th century |
| Physical description | Circular carved mother of pearl relief depicting the Annunciation. The Virgin wearing a veil and a long mantle kneels on the right, her left hand resting on an open book on her desk. She turns back to the approaching angel who kneels on the left with a plain scroll. Between them a thin column supporting round arches. In the background two round headed windows with diamond leading. The relief is concave and has a raised border. |
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| Object history | Formerly in the Sneyd Collection. There is a similar piece at Munich. |
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| Summary | The Virgin kneels on the right, her left hand resting on an open book on her desk. She turns round to the approaching angel. The circular relief probably formed part of a pendant. |
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| Accession number | A.31-1928 |
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| Record created | November 1, 2004 |
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