Plaque from a Reliquary

Workshop of the Master of the Virgin Mary's Reliquary Casket German

On view at The Met Cloisters in Gallery 14

Although subtle variations of pattern and color distinguish these three plaques from one another, they once formed part of the decoration of a single reliquary. Roman numerals scratched into the reverse indicated where they were to be set, with other figural and decorative elements, on a large house-shaped shrine or other devotional object.

Plaque from a Reliquary, Workshop of the Master of the Virgin Mary's Reliquary Casket (German, Aachen), Champlevé and cloisonné enamel, copper-gilt, German

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Plaque from a Reliquary, Workshop of the Master of the Virgin Mary's Reliquary Casket (German, Aachen), Champlevé and cloisonné enamel, copper-gilt, German
Plaque from a Reliquary, Workshop of the Master of the Virgin Mary's Reliquary Casket (German, Aachen), Champlevé and cloisonné enamel, copper-gilt, German
Plaque from a Reliquary, Workshop of the Master of the Virgin Mary's Reliquary Casket (German, Aachen), Champlevé and cloisonné enamel, copper-gilt, German

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