Iconography
	RELIGIOUS ICONOGRAPHY
	Old Testament
	→ 2 Kings (A.V. II Samuel) → Ammon and Thamar, first conflict with Absalom (2 Kings 13-14) → Joab and the wise woman of Thecua before David (2 Kings 14:22)
	→ 2 Kings (A.V. II Samuel) → Seba's Rebellion (2 Kings 20) → Seba's head is thrown down from the walls of Abela (2 Kings 2:22)
	Typology and Prophecy
	→ Cycles → Manuscripts and Prints → Speculum humanae salvationis → Manuscripts → Nuremberg, Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Hs. 5970 (Bredt 78, Kapsel 1595 - loose fragments, incomplete set)
	→ Cycles → Manuscripts and Prints → Speculum humanae salvationis → Chapter 37: Mary interceding for the Sinners → 37d: The woman from Abela appeases Joab by throwing the head of Seba over the wall → All images
	→ Cycles → Manuscripts and Prints → Speculum humanae salvationis → Chapter 37: Mary interceding for the Sinners → 37d: The woman from Abela appeases Joab by throwing the head of Seba over the wall → Variant: Joab accompanied by other soldiers
	→ Cycles → Manuscripts and Prints → Speculum humanae salvationis → Chapter 37: Mary interceding for the Sinners → 37c: The woman from Thecua asks David to be merciful to Absalom → All images
	→ Cycles → Manuscripts and Prints → Speculum humanae salvationis → Chapter 37: Mary interceding for the Sinners → 37c: The woman from Thecua asks David to be merciful to Absalom → Original composition: The woman stands next to the enthroned David
	→ Types and Prophecies from the Old Testament → 2 Kings → 2 Kings 20:21-22: The woman from Abela appeases Joab by throwing the head of Seba over the wall → Model for Mary interceding for the faithful (SHS) → Speculum Humanae Salvationis
	→ Types and Prophecies from the Old Testament → 2 Kings → 2 Kings 14:4-20: The woman from Thecua asks David to be merciful to Absalom → Model for Mary interceding for the faithful (SHS) → Speculum Humanae Salvationis
	→ Hagiographic Scenes with biblical models → Virgin Mary → Mary as Protector and Intercessor → with 2 Kings 20:21-22: The woman from Abela appeases Joab by throwing the head of Seba over the wall (SHS)
	→ Hagiographic Scenes with biblical models → Virgin Mary → Mary as Protector and Intercessor → with 2 Kings 14:4-20: The woman from Thecua asks David to be merciful to Absalom (SHS) → Speculum Humanae Salvationis

	Further details
	ARTIST/CREATOR
	Franconian or Bohemian
	DATE
	circa 1400
	LOCATION
	Nuremberg, Germanisches Nationalmuseum → Hs. 5970 (Kapsel-Nr. 1595, Bredt 78)37c-d (modern numbering 10r)
	TEXT/BOOK/DOCUMENT (SOURCE OF PHOTO)
	Speculum humanae salvationis (modern numbering 10r)

	Notes on photograph
	DESCRIPTION
	Evelyn Silber gift

	Contact
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