Sibylla Samia (Samian Sibyl); Sibylla Eritraea (Erythraean Sibyl)
Category
Stained glass
Date
1600 - 1699
Materials
Stained glass and paint
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Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 932648.6
Summary
Stained glass light showing two of the Sybils, part of a larger scheme of twelve Sibyls accompanied by inscriptions. Probably Flemish. Predominantly yellow-gold in colour. This image shows Sibylla Samia holding a book in her right hand and a large, round cactus in her left, and Sibylla Eritraea wearing her hair loose and holding a lamb.