Cain slaying Abel; Cain accused by God of fratricide; detail of 8th panel on left side, Portals of Bishop Bernward; originally from the Abbey Church of St. Michael’s, Hildesheim

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Title
Cain slaying Abel; Cain accused by God of fratricide; detail of 8th panel on left side, Portals of Bishop Bernward; originally from the Abbey Church of St. Michael’s, Hildesheim
Main Entry
German, Ottonian
Medium
bronze
Dimensions
22x42” [55.9x107.7 cm.]
Location 1
Cathedral (Mariendom),
Location 2
Hildesheim (Lower Saxony), Germany
ID
MDG331
Photo Date
May 2003
Major Division
Medieval
Chronology/Culture
Early Medieval

Technical Details

Image Size
2958 x 1877
File Size
545 KB
Record
MDG331
Link to this Item
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/aict/x-mdg331/mdg331

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