Bust of a saint, possibly Saint Dorothea
Niederschlesien, lime wood, around 1370, height: 30 cm
The bust probably decorated a reliquary for storing a relic of the head of Saint Dorothea. The saint was particularly revered in the Poor Clare Convent in Ribnitz. The bust originally formed part of a Marian altar.
Text: A. A.
The exhibit refers to:
Mecklenburg until 1945
Look here for the original exhibit:
Deutsches Bernsteinmuseum Ribnitz-Damgarten
Deutsches Bernsteinmuseum Ribnitz-Damgarten
Im Kloster 1-2
18311 Ribnitz-Damgarten
verwaltung@deutsches-bernsteinmuseum.de
