Roundel with a Griffin
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.Artwork Details
- Title: Roundel with a Griffin
- Date: ca. 1175–1200
- Geography: Made in Rhine valley, Germany or England
- Culture: British or German
- Medium: Gilded silver inlaid with niello
- Dimensions: Overall: 1 5/8 x 1/8 in. (4.1 x 0.3 cm)
gr. thickness: 1/16 in. (0.1 cm) - Classification: Metalwork-Silver
- Credit Line: Lent by Laird R. Landmann and Kathleen E. Kinney
- Object Number: L.2008.46.5
- Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters
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