Medieval Stained Glass Panel with a Gittern-Playing Angel

EARLY 14TH CENTURY A.D.

7 1/2 in. (452 grams, 19 cm).

Roundel with painted image of a winged and nimbate angel playing a gittern; left hand supporting the neck of the instrument and right hand manipulating a pointed plectrum; pegbox carved with a beast's head finial; silvered and deep red panels to complete the circular shape. [No Reserve]

Provenance

French private collection.
Private collection, Suffolk.

Published

Exhibited at Harwich Museum, Harwich, Essex, UK, 3rd February-9th March 2024; accompanied by a copy of a photograph of the artefact on display.

CONDITION

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