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Medallion

before 1227
Not on view
These medallions probably come from a large traveling chest that belonged to Cardinal Guala Bicchieri. A collector and bibliophile, he purchased several such coffrets in Limoges and took them to his residence near Turin. Later the medallions were used as decorative elements on the choirstalls of the Church of Saint Sebastian in Biella, a dependency of one of the cardinal’s foundations. At an unknown date, the originals were replaced by copies.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Medallion
  • Date: before 1227
  • Geography: Made in Limoges, France
  • Culture: French
  • Medium: Copper, champlevé enamel
  • Dimensions: Overall: 3 7/16 x 3/16 in. (8.7 x 0.5 cm)
  • Classification: Enamels-Champlevé
  • Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.190.796
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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