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Second Seal of the Cathedral Chapter

ca. 1244
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.
This wax seal shows the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child flanked by the patrons of the cathedral, Saints Godehard and Epiphanius. The seal can be dated by its use in charters issued by the cathedral chapter: While its predecessor can last be found on documents dated July 1244, this seal was attached to a charter of January 25, 1245. Thus, the seal’s stamp was probably made during the second half of 1244. It was used until 1296.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Second Seal of the Cathedral Chapter
  • Date: ca. 1244
  • Geography: Made in Hildesheim, Germany
  • Culture: German (Hildesheim)
  • Medium: Brown wax
  • Dimensions: Diameter: 3 11/16 in. (9.3 cm)
  • Classification: Miscellaneous-Wax
  • Credit Line: Dom-Museum HIldesheim (S 311)
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters