Saint Margaret of Antioch, ca. 1275–1325, Made in Burgos, Castile-Léon, Spain, Spanish, Limestone, paint, gilt, Overall: 45 x 15 1/2 x 10 3/4 in. (114.3 x 39.4 x 27.3 cm), Sculpture-Stone, Saint Margaret stands upon her emblem, a dragon. According to legend Satan assumed this form and swallowed her. She was resurrected upon invoking the cross. The figure is closely related to sculptures of the cloister portal at Burgos Cathedral
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Saint Margaret, Antioch, ca, 1275–1325, Burgos, Castile-Lé, Spain, Spanish, Limestone, paint, gilt, Overall, 45 x 15 1/2 10 3/4, 114.3 39.4 27.3 cm, Sculpture-Stone, stands, upon, emblem, dragon, According, legend Satan, assumed, form, swallowed, resurrected upon, invoking, cross, figure, closely related, sculptures, cloister portal, Burgos Cathedral
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