Altar Angel (Primary Title)

Unknown (Artist)

ca. 1275–1300
French (Reims)
oak with traces of polycromy
France,possibly Reims,
Overall: 29 1/4 × 7 × 5 in. (74.3 × 17.78 × 12.7 cm)
68.63
Not on view
Angels were inhabitants of Heaven and messengers of God. This angel was one of several that would have topped small columns surrounding the main altar of a church or chapel. The missing hands might have held candles or symbols of Christ’s Passion.
Adolph D. and Wilkins C. Williams Fund
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