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Heraldic Roundel with the arms of Ebra

Unknownabout 1480–1490

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

The roundel displays an armorial achievement – a full display of the heraldic symbols for a member of a noble family. These elements comprise a shield, helmet, crest (distinctive feature above the helmet), and mantling (cloak-like decoration behind a coat of arms). This shield has the charge (heraldic motif) of a gold ladder on a patterned blue field (ground). The crest is a pair of wings similarly charged. The mantling, in the form of wide densely curled leaves, is of the colors (both blue and gold). All is set against a circular damasked field within a plain border.

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  • Title: Heraldic Roundel with the arms of Ebra
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: about 1480–1490
  • Location Created: Augsburg (?), Germany
  • Physical Dimensions: 25.7 × 1 cm (10 1/8 × 3/8 in.)
  • Type: Stained glass
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Pot-metal, flashed, and colorless glass, vitreous paint, and silver stain; lead came
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 2003.57
  • Culture: German
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
  • Creator Display Name: Unknown maker, German
  • Classification: Decorative Art (Art Genre)
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