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Title

Seraph, half of a medallion from the west rose window of Reims Cathedral

Artist

Artist Unknown, Reims, France

Physical Description

A lunette-shaped panel composed of red, blue, white, brownish purple and yellowish brown stained glass joined together by lead cames depicting a seraph. Four leafy fronds, taken from another medieval window, have been inserted here between the seraph's head and shoulders. The panel is the upper half of a roundel originally installed in the west rose window of Reims Cathedral.

Century

late 13th-early 14th century

Object Creation Date

1280-1310

Accession Number

1979/1.161

Medium and Support

colored and painted glass and lead

relevance

rank 11.80690

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