1315, Heildesheim, Germany.
Restored: 1748
Height: 116 cm (back height)
Width: 72 cm
Silk damask, silk satin, silk thread, pearl, pearl embroidery, appliqued
Hildesheim, Hildesheim Cathedral Museum, Cathedral Treasury,
Inventory No. DS 108
Featured in: Knapp (Hg.), Ego sum Hildensemensis, 2000; S. 208
Iconography:
11D1311 * the lamb carries the cross or the cross banner, Agnus Dei as a symbol of Christ
11H(Peter) * the apostle Peter, first bishop of Rome; possible attributes: book, rooster (inverted) cross, crosier with three crossbars, fish, key, scroll, ship, tiara
11H(Paul) * the apostle Paul (of Tarsus); possible attributes: book, scroll, sword
11H(Andrew) * the apostle Andrew; possible attributes: book, St. Andrew’s cross, fish, fishing net, rope, scroll
11H(James the Great) * James the Elder (Major), apostle; possible attributes: book, pilgrim cloak, hat, staff, and bag, shell, scroll, sword
11H(Bartholomew) * the apostle Bartholomew, possible attributes: book, devil or dragon at his feet, knife, scroll, flayed skin, staff/staff
11H(John) * John the Evangelist, apostle; possible attributes: book, cauldron, chalice with snake, eagle, palm, scroll
11I36 * (single) apostle, unspecified
11H(Bernward of Hildesheim) * male saint
11H(Godehard of Hildesheim) * male saint
46A122(Woldenberg <family>) * coat of arms, heraldic symbol; male
46A122(Braunschweig-Lüneburg <family>) * coat of arms, heraldic symbol; male
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