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A Youth; Zodiacal Sign of Sagittarius
Unknownprobably 1170s
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
The Stammheim Missal calendar culminates with the month of December. Here an unidentified youth appears in bust form holding the circular diagram indicating the hours of daylight and darkness in a typical day in this month. The zodiacal sign of Sagittarius, the archer, appears in the middle of the page.
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Details
- Title: A Youth; Zodiacal Sign of Sagittarius
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: probably 1170s
- Location Created: Hildesheim, Germany
- Physical Dimensions: Leaf: 28.2 × 18.9 cm (11 1/8 × 7 7/16 in.)
- Type: Folio
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Tempera colors, gold leaf, silver leaf, and ink on parchment
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 97.MG.21.9
- Culture: German
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Ms. 64, fol. 9
- Creator Display Name: Unknown
- Classification: Manuscripts (Documents)
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