Inv. AN1892.2623
Standing angel holding a candlestick.
Warren 2014: perhaps England, early 15th century.
Attribution
Unknown
Reverse
Smooth and slightly curved.
Handwritten ink inscription: 'Mr Maclure No. 2623.1892'.
Object Condition
Signs of a breakage at bottom.
Small crack through angel's face at left, running up into wing; another small split at right.
Comments
Crosshatched base.
Provenance
Found in Oxford, probably c. 1882, during excavation work for the foundations of additions to the Indian Institute (junction of Broad St and Holywell st); purchased by Mr. Maclure, Clerk of the University Works, from the workman who found it; presented by Maclure to the Museum in 1892.
Bibliography
J. Warren, Medieval and Renaissance Sculpture in the Ashmolean Museum, 3 vols (Oxford, 2014), Vol. 2: Sculptures in Stone, Clay, Ivory, Bone and Wood, no. 180.
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