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Almond-Shaped Seal: Coronation of the Virgin with a Kneeling Monk
1300s
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
These seals were once used in monasteries as molds for making wax impressions that were routinely pressed onto letters, charters, and other documents as proof of authenticity.
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- Title: Almond-Shaped Seal: Coronation of the Virgin with a Kneeling Monk
- Date Created: 1300s
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 3.9 x 2.6 cm (1 9/16 x 1 in.)
- Provenance: (Loewi-Robertson, Los Angeles, California).
- Type: Glyptic
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1974.12
- Medium: gilded bronze
- Inscriptions: CELI DIGNA TRONO TE MATER VIRGO CORONA.
- Department: Medieval Art
- Culture: England or Germany, Gothic period, 14th century
- Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Herbert F. Leisy in honor of William Mathewson Milliken
- Collection: MED - Gothic
- Accession Number: 1974.12
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