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Bay 118a - Moses (Book of Numbers)
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(All images © Dr Stuart Whatling)
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![]() ![]() Index to the scenes (in narrative order):
07 - Miriam and Aaron complaining about Moses' Ethiopian wife (Num 12:1)09 - Moses asks God to pardon Miriam (Num 12:12-13) 10 - The grape-vines of Eschol (Num 13) 11 - Korah plotting against Moses and Aaron (Num 16:1-3) 06 - Moses tells Aaron to take his censer and make atonement (Num 16:46) 12 - Aaron's rod flowers, marking him as the head of the priesthood (Num 17) 03 - The Israelites are plagued by venomous serpents (Num 21:6) 01 - The Israelites look upon the Brazen Serpent and are saved (Num 21:9) Unidentified or ambiguous panels:
14 - God instructing Moses regarding His laws?08 - Unidentified fragmentary panel (a group of men complaining to Moses?) 05 - Unidentified panel (priests around an altar) 04 - Unidentified fragmentary panel 02 - Fragmentary panel (God instructing Moses?) | ||
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Although only one panel has been lost and replaced, several appear to be in the wrong position. The index of scenes above follows
what I believe to be the correct narrative sequence. This window appears to be the second part of the story of Moses and his
brother, continuing the story of the Israelites after their departure from Egypt, as told in the Book of Numbers. Some of the
episodes depicted, such as the attempted revolt of Korah and Miriam's punishment after criticising Moses' choice of wife, are very
rare iconographically and suggest an interest in issues of rightful authority and the punisments of those who question it. It is
highly likely that these panels were originally on the north side of the cathedral, along with all the other Old Testament stories,
and presumably situated alongside the other Moses window (bay 113), which deals with the earlier part of the story up to the
Israelites' release from Egyptian captiivity.
A pair of small quarries in the corners of panels 01 and 02 carry an inscription commemorating the somewhat barbaric
20th century 'restoration';
Window completed with one medallion executed under the direction of 'Monuments Historiques de France',
by F. Chigot, Master glass painter of Limoges, 1938-42.
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