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Central Plaque of a Cross

ca. 1185–95
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 304
The rose-colored face of Christ, his chalk-white torso with fine lines of gilded copper that articulate the interior and exterior lines of his body, and the knee-length deep-blue loincloth link this cross to a small number of others associated with the abbey at Grandmont.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Central Plaque of a Cross
  • Date: ca. 1185–95
  • Geography: Made in Limoges, France
  • Culture: French
  • Medium: Copper: engraved, stippled, gilt; champlevé enamel: dark and light blue, translucent dark and opaque medium green, yellow, translucent and opaque red, rose, and white
  • Dimensions: Overall: 14 3/4 x 11 3/4 x 3/4 in. (37.4 x 29.8 x 1.9 cm)
  • Classification: Enamels-Champlevé
  • Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.190.409a
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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