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Canterbury Cathedral Stained Glass

Herod and the Magi
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Canterbury Cathedral's Stained Glass

Medieval stained glass panel depicting King Herod and the Magi. Left panel in the second register of the Second Typological Window (n. XV, 32; c.1180 AD).

Herod, seated on the left in purple and white robes, asks the Magi to return after they have found the Christ Child, whom he then plans to kill. The star that is leading them appears at the top.

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