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© Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Barcelona
Omeka ID 2296
Olèrdola
Medieval

head of a little angel

MAC OLE-00645

Object type
figure
Production date
1300 / 1500
Fabric
-
Museum
Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Barcelona
Culture
Medieval
Discovery location
Olèrdola. Església de Sant Miquel (sector 06)
Materials
plaster
Township
Olèrdola (Europa, Espanya, Catalunya, Barcelona, Alt Penedès)
Technique
moulding
Where is it?
Reserves
Dimensions
170 x 100 x 100 mm
Description
Bust of an angel. The back is flat, to be applied to a support. Remains of painted decoration are seen on the chin and neck. It was recovered, together with other pieces, in the 2007 excavation in the church of Sant Miquel d'Olèrdola, within the framework of the restoration project of the pre-Romanesque and Romanesque building. The plaster objects were hidden in a liturgical cabinet located on the north facing of the nave, near the chancel arch. The bust could have been part of the main Gothic altarpiece of the church, dedicated to Saint Michael, and related to the heads of demons inside the cupboard. But it could also be part of another altar located inside the building.

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