A rare and serene 15th century polychrome alabaster part panel, almost certainly Nottingham, England, circa 1450
REF: 4218
Carved in high relief, part of a scene from The Last Judgement, two naked souls standing with their hands in prayer on a green daisy-decorated ground facing sinister, the limbs of other souls visible behind them, along with part of an angel with the red and white 'teardrop' decoration of a wing visible to the edge
See British Museum, acc. no. 1872,0520.31 for a comparable example, and the V&A acc. no. A.72-1946 for another scene from The Last Judgement, of which there are only nine recorded examples of this subject matter
- Height 25 cm / 10"
- Width 16.5 cm / 6 "
- Depth 5 cm / 2 "
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