
Altar Angel (Primary Title)
Unknown (Artist)
Angels were inhabitants of Heaven and messengers of God. This angel was one of several that would have topped small columns surrounding the main altar of a church or chapel. The missing hands might have held candles or symbols of Christ’s Passion.
Adolph D. and Wilkins C. Williams Fund
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