Equestrian Plaque

French

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 304

This sure-seated rider, possessing all the poise of a great knight, was found before 1890 at Saint-Germain, near Gourdon in southwestern France. His identity and the original function of the plaque are unknown. His bearing has much in common with the kings on horseback from the sacred story depicted in stained glass from the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés (24.167a–k) exhibited nearby.

Equestrian Plaque, Champlevé enamel and glass on gilded copper, French

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