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The remnants of two pins on the reverse of this statuette suggest it once was a relief figure attached to a small shrine or reliquary. In its proportions, contrapposto, drapery folds, and hairstyle, this diminutive figure recalls mid-thirteenth century sculptures of angels on the great French cathedrals.
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Title: Angel
Date: ca.1275
Culture: Northeast French
Medium: Copper Alloy with mercury gilding
Dimensions: Overall: 2 3/8 x 11/16 x 1/2 in. (6 x 1.7 x 1.2 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Copper alloy
Credit Line: Purchase, Michel David-Weill Gift, 1991
Object Number: 1991.309
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