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Assumption alabaster

A beautiful example of carved alabaster from Nottingham, which was famous throughout Europe in the Middle Ages and exported to churches all over Christendom.

 

This depicts the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, and dates from the 14th-century, and it is housed in Ávila Cathedral museum. The feast of the Assumption is kept on 15 August.

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Uploaded on August 15, 2009
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