Munich III (Watterbach)

Made: c.1020, Fulda or Bamberg, Germany, possibly commissioned by Holy Roman Emperor Henry II

Current Location: Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, Munich, Germany (MA 198)

Dimensions and Materials: 23.4 x 35.5 x 2.8cm; white marble, gilded copper, oak

Iconography: four cardinal virtues, Jesus Christ

Inscriptions: IVSTITIA / TE[M]PERANTIA / PRVDENTIA / FORTITVDO / HIC PATER ET LOGOS NECNON PARACLITVS AGIOS

Bibliography: Braun 1924; Budde 1998, Nr.9; Evans and Wixom 1997, Nr.298; Lasko 1994; Palazzo 2008

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