The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 18, 2025

Almond-Shaped Seal: Coronation of the Virgin with a Kneeling Monk

1300–1400

England or Germany, Gothic period, 14th century

gilded bronze
Diameter: 3.9 cm (1 9/16 in.)
Gift of Mrs. Herbert F. Leisy in honor of William Mathewson Milliken 1974.11
Location: 106C Medieval Treasury

Description

These seals were once used in monasteries as molds for making wax impressions that were routinely pressed onto letters, charters, and other documents as proof of authenticity.
  • (Loewi-Robertson, Inc., Los Angeles, California).
  • Milliken, William Mathewson. “Gifts to the Cleveland Museum of Art.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 61, no. 10 (December 1974): 371–383. Mentioned and reproduced: p. 382 www.jstor.org
  • Year in Review: 1974. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 11-April 6, 1975).
  • {{cite web|title=Almond-Shaped Seal: Coronation of the Virgin with a Kneeling Monk|url=false|author=|year=1300–1400|access-date=18 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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