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Three Figures

ca. 1200
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 304
Bowing to the left with downcast eyes and downturned mouths, the three men apparently witness a sad scene, perhaps the burial of a saint or the death of the Virgin. They may have been fixed to a large reliquary or an altar.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Three Figures
  • Date: ca. 1200
  • Geography: Made in Limoges, France
  • Culture: French
  • Medium: Gilded copper with glass beads
  • Dimensions: Overall: 6 15/16 x 3 11/16 x 9/16 in. (17.6 x 9.3 x 1.5 cm)
  • Classification: Metalwork-Copper
  • Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.190.790
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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