Lady holding a dog.
Essen 1991: Essen, mid 13th century.
Attribution
Unknown
Reverse
Carved in the round.
Object Condition
Surface damaged from burial.
Vertical crack in the lower part of the piece.
Comments
This piece is currently unlocated: it was lost sometime between the 1960s and 1984.
Provenance
Found during excavations led by Ernst Kahrs (former director of the Essen Museums) in 1928-1932, outside the walls of Neu-Isenburg castle, under the window of the residential quarters. Lost sometime between the 1960s and 1984 (when a copy was made).
Bibliography
E. Kahrs, Aus Essens Vor- und Frühgeschichte (Essen, s.d), pl. 8,2.
F. Seibt, Vergessene Zeiten: Mittelalter Im Ruhrgebiet, exhibition catalogue, Ruhrlandmuseum Essen, 26 September 1990 - 6 January 1991, no. 195.
Aufruhr 1225! Ritter, Burgen, Intrigen: Das Mittelalter an Rhein und Ruhr, exhibition catalogue, Mainz, LWL-Museum für Archäologie und Herne, 17 February-28 November 2010, no. K 132.
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