Relief: Death of the Virgin
Relief: Death of the Virgin

Currently not on view

Relief: Death of the Virgin,

ca. 13th century

possibly Byzantine
y1929-27

Information

Title
Relief: Death of the Virgin
Dates

ca. 13th century

Medium
Blue glass
Dimensions
6.5 x 6 x 1 cm (2 9/16 x 2 3/8 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Frank Jewett Mather Jr.
Object Number
y1929-27
Place Made

Dalmatia, Balkan Peninsula

Culture
Byzantine
Period
Medieval
Type
gems, glass
Materials
glass
Subject
women, Christ, Mary, halos (glories), saints, angels, deaths, religious art, Christianity, tombs, reliefs, figures (representations)

Frank Jewett Mather Jr.; 1929 gift to Princeton University Art Museum.

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