Italian Lunette with Christ & Angels

Sculpture

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Hammond Castle Museum

Name/Title

Italian Lunette with Christ & Angels

Entry/Object ID

HM-312

Tags

Pacifici purchase

Description

Small tympanum/lunette. Semi-circular slab of marble with bearded Christ figure wearing chlamys; right hand raised in blessing, left hand holds orb-globus cruciger, a cross-topped orb. This was a popular symbol of Christian authority since the Medieval era. With Christ holding the globe, he represents a Salvator Mundi (“Savior of the World’); four angel heads and wings along semi-circular border. 9th c. possibly Italian 1927-1928 Pacifici puchase 2021-10-15 fell from wall and broke into 3 pieces

Collection

Sculpture

Acquisition

Accession

312

Made/Created

Place

Location

Italian

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tympanum

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Surface Elements

Nomenclature Class

Building Components

Nomenclature Category

Category 01: Built Environment Objects

General Notes

Note Type

1966 Corinne Witham Guidebook (25)

Note Type

1970ca Handwritten Inventory p(26) - 2nd & 1st Floor Gallery

Note Type

1928-11-24 from Armando Pacifici (windows, capitals, all purchases to date) p (1-2)