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Coffret

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Coffret

Date:: ca. 1190
Geography:: Made in Limoges, France
Culture:: French
Medium:: Copper: engraved, stippled, and gilt; champlevé enamel: dark, medium, and light blue; green, yellow, red, and white; wood core with applied parchment, gesso; traces of red paint.
Dimensions:: Overall: 7 1/8 x 17 7/8 x 8 7/8 in. (18.1 x 45.4 x 22.5 cm)
Classification:: Enamels
Credit Line:: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession Number:: 17.190.511

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 304

Description

Rarely do such handsome enamel chests survive intact. Replete with charming images of animals and warriors, this example may have been used by either a worldly prince or a church official.
Provenance

J. Pierpont Morgan, London and New York (until 1917)
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A.D. 1000-1400 (7,084)
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