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Whalebone plaque of St Michael

A plaque in whalebone showing an angel, perhaps St Michael, holding a key on a chain and subduing a she-devil. Possibly Scandinavian.

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Contributors

  • Unknown

Creator

  • Unknown

Subject

  • Reading culture
  • WikiProject: The Art of Reading in the Middle Ages
  • Archangel Michael
  • Reading culture

Type of item

  • IMAGE
  • religious art
  • religious art

Date

  • During the 14th century

Medium

  • Whalebone
  • Mammal bone
  • Animal Bone
  • H 40 x W 19.5
  • ivory (material)
  • Baleen
  • Ivory

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