Limoges enamel quatrefoil plaque: an angel holding a cross

An image of Quatrefoil Plaque: An Angel Holding a Cross. Champlevé enamelling, punching, gilding. The plaque was probably attached to a cross. Height 8 cm, width 8.1 cm, circa 1200 to 1300. Limoges, France. Medieval.

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Quatrefoil Plaque: An Angel Holding a Cross. Champlevé enamelling, punching, gilding. The plaque was probably attached to a cross. Height 8 cm, width 8.1 cm, circa 1200 to 1300. Limoges, France. Medieval.

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Accession Number: M.36-1904
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1012 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 171.83kB
Captured: 2010:03:26 10:12:03

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13th Century angels champleve Christianity Christmas copper enamel enamelled Fitz_AA French Limoges Medieval plaque quatrefoil religion religious winged wings Xmas

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