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Eagle Attacking a Fish (one of five medallions from a coffret)

ca. 1110–30
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 304
The blue and green beasts, locked in battle and compressed into the circular medallion, are emblematic of goldsmith work created at Conques under the patronage of Abbot Boniface (r. 1107–after 1121). On a similar box still at Conques, an inscription proudly proclaims: “In all respects, the coffrets of Conques demonstrate brilliant workmanship.”

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Eagle Attacking a Fish (one of five medallions from a coffret)
  • Date: ca. 1110–30
  • Geography: Made in Conques, France
  • Culture: French
  • Medium: Copper-gilt, champlevé enamel
  • Dimensions: Overall: 3 9/16 x 9/16 in. (9 x 1.5 cm)
    Overall (with nail tangs): 3 15/16 x 9/16 in. (10 x 1.5 cm)
  • Classification: Enamels-Champlevé
  • Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.190.689
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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