Portable Altar
1355 - 1375 (made)
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Portable altar of jasper with panels depicting to the right and left Saint Gabriel and the Virgin Mary (the Annunciation); above and below, Saint Catherine of Alexandria and Saint Margaret. At the corners are symbols of the Evangelists. Italian, 14th century
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Jasper panel in frame set with glass medallions backed with engraved gold foil and cold painted in black and red. |
| Brief description | Portable altar of jasper with panels depicting to the right and left Saint Gabriel and the Virgin Mary (the Annunciation); above and below, Saint Catherine of Alexandria and Saint Margaret. At the corners are symbols of the Evangelists. Italian, 14th century |
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| Accession number | 8986-1863 |
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| Record created | December 13, 1997 |
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