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During the French Revolution, large church furnishings of copper were often sold as scrap metal. Charming fragments like this were sometimes preserved, but their original context cannot be completely established. The angel descending from a cloud probably carried a crown for the Virgin Mary.
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Title: Angel Carrying a Crown
Date: ca. 1230–50
Geography: Made in Limoges, France
Culture: French
Medium: Copper: repoussé, engraved, chased, and gilt
Dimensions: Overall: 4 1/4 x 3 11/16 x 3/8 in. (10.8 x 9.3 x 1 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Copper
Credit Line: Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1958
Object Number: 58.110
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