
- The Annunciation
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The Annunciation
- Object:
Fragment of a panel
- Place of origin:
England (made)
- Date:
second half 15th century (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown
- Materials and Techniques:
Carved, painted and gilt alabaster
- Credit Line:
Given by Dr W. L. Hildburgh FSA
- Museum number:
A.42-1946
- Gallery location:
In Storage
This fragment is the bottom left-hand panel of an Annunciation panel. It shows the archangel Gabriel, wearing a tiara bearing a cross, an alb and amice and wearing a cloak fastened with a brooch, kneeling on a projection.
Drills were used to undercut the lily and the scroll. which would originally have carried a painted inscription.