Alabaster panel representing the head of St. John the Baptist
On display
Details
-
Title
Alabaster panel representing the head of St. John the Baptist
-
Associated place
England (place of creation) -
Date
late 15th - early 16th century -
Material and technique
carved painted alabaster in wooden housing
-
Object type
-
Dimensions
25.1 cm panel (height)
12.2 cm (width) -
No. of items
1
-
Credit line
Presented by Elias Ashmole in 1677, from the Tradescant collection.
-
Museum location
Lower ground floor | Gallery 2 | The Ashmolean Story -
Museum department
Antiquities
-
Accession no.
AN1685.B.710
Our online collection is being continually updated. Find out more
Know more about this object? Spotted an error? Contact us
Further reading
MacGregor, Arthur, ed., Tradescant's Rarities: Essays on the Foundation of the Ashmolean Museum 1683 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1983), 224, pl. CX
Warren, Jeremy, Vol 2 Medieval and Renaissance Sculpture in the Ashmolean Museum (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum Publications, 2014), 195, p.624, illus. p.625
