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

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Collection: Art Images for College Teaching
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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Full citation: "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." In the digital collection Art Images for College Teaching. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/aict/x-mdg331/mdg331. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 30, 2025.