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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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.
4,742
views
14
faves
7
comments
Uploaded on August 15, 2009
Taken on July 12, 2009