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| Keywords: French - Crozier with the Annunciation - Walters 44121 - Profile.jpg The head of this crozier pastoral staff for a bishop or abbot shows the first event of Christ's incarnation The archangel Gabriel raises his right arm in a gesture indicating his greeting Hail Mary full of Grace He holds a scepter shaped like a lily a symbol of the Virgin's purity Mary raises one hand in surprise and holds a book with the other On the knob of the crozier are six enamel shields possibly the heraldry of an unknown patron Three serpents fall headlong down the staff showing God's triumph over sin through Christ's incarnation between 1260 1290 Medieval champlevé enamel copper gilt cm 33 11 5 accession number 44 121 13306 Antiquariat Drey Munich by purchase Walter Sneyd Keele Hall Staffordshire ca 1860 by purchase his family 1888 by inheritance Sale Christie's London July 1902 no 86 Jacques Seligmann Paris by purchase Henry Walters Baltimore date of acquisition unknown by purchase Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters The Taste of Maryland Art Collecting in Maryland 1800-1934 The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1984 Illuminated Manuscripts Masterpieces in Miniature The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1984-1985 Realms of Faith Medieval and Byzantine Art from the Walters Art Museum Frist Center for the Visual Arts Nashville 2001-2002 Realms of Faith Medieval and Byzantine Art from the Walters Art Museum Frist Center for the Visual Arts Nashville 2002-2005 Realms of Faith Medieval and Byzantine Art from the Walters Art Museum Museum of Biblical Art New York; Colby College Museum of Art Waterville; Joslyn Art Museum Omaha 2008-2009 place of origin Limoges France Walters Art Museum license Medieval metalwork in the Walters Art Museum Art of France in the Walters Art Museum Croziers Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
