Enamelled plaque: the Crucifixion
On display
Silver-gilt plaque, probably a pax, of ogee-topped form, enamelled in translucent colours: the Crucifixion between the Virgin and St John, sun and moon above.
Details
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Title
Enamelled plaque: the Crucifixion
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Associated place
France (possible) (possible place of creation)Burgundy (possible) (possible place of creation)Upper Rhine (possible) (possible place of creation) -
Date
c. 1460 - 1470 -
Material and technique
silver-gilt, basse-taille enamel
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Object type
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Dimensions
8 cm (height)
6.6 cm (length) -
No. of items
1
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Credit line
Bequeathed by Michael Wellby, 2012.
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Museum location
Second floor | Gallery 53 | European Goldsmiths' Work -
Museum department
Western Art
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Accession no.
WA2013.1.7
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Further reading
Wilson, Timothy, Winterbottom, Matthew, Treasures of the Goldsmith's Art: The Michael Wellby Bequest to the Ashmolean Museum (Ashmolean Museum University of Oxford, 2015)
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