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Virgin
Bronze, formerly decorated with champlevé enamel; the figure is in relief. Only the head, tilted to the right, is repoussé; the rest is engraved on the surface, including the hands and the drapery. Almost all trace of the enamel work has been lost. It possibly comes from a Crucifixion group on a reliquary chest.
History note: Found in digging a grave in Attleborough Churchyard, Norfolk in or before 1864; T. Muskett, Attleborough by whom presented on 27 September 1864 to J. Warren; Samuel Richards, Nottingham; from whom purchased for 70/- (£3 10s.). on 6 June 1898 by Henry Thomas Wake (1831-1914), dealer in books and antiquities, Fritchley, Derbyshire; his Monthly Catalogue, no. 289, 7th month (July), 1898, p. 5, no. 78, illustrated by line drawing; purchased from him for £4.10s. on 11 July 1898.
Bought
Height: 5½ in
Width: 1¼ in
Method of acquisition: Bought (1898-07) by Wake, H. T.
12th Century, Early
Medieval
Circa
1100
CE
-
1130
CE
Decoration
composed of
enamel
( almost all gone)
Figure
Depth 1.4 cm
Height 13.9 cm
Width 3.1 cm
Casting (process) : Bronze, cast, formerly decorated with champlevé enamel; the figure is in relief, with engraved decoration
Inscription present: Pale buff card rectangular label
Accession number: M.1-1898
Primary reference Number: 13550
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_1_1898
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2025) "Virgin" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/13550 Accessed: 2025-03-31 05:01:16
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|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2025-03-31 05:01:16|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
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