Doors from Augsburg Cathedral [electrotype reproduction]

after unknown (German sculptor); Elkington & Co.
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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/98424
Date
1870-1874
Description
Detail, right hand door showing Sagittarius (a centaur) above the knocker; The doors are decorated with scenes from the Old Testament, signs of the Zodiac and other subjects. The bronze originals date from the first quarter of the 11th century (ca. 1025) and are part of Augsburg Cathedral, Augsburg, Germany. Source: V&A (Victoria and Albert Museum) [website]; http://www.vam.ac.uk/ (accessed 4/29/2009)
Type of Work
replica; door
Subject
cycles or series, Old Testament and Apocrypha, Zodiac, Nineteenth century, Medieval
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only
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