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Period
Romanesque
Date
c. 1165–1180
Collection
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object no.
1990.29

Fragment of an Ornamental Crest from a Reliquary Shrine

Unknown maker, c. 1165–1180

Fragment of an Ornamental Crest from a Reliquary Shrine at the Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland Museum of Art · Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund · Public domain

The record

Maker
Unknown maker
Date
c. 1165–1180
Medium
gilded copper, émail brun (brown enamel)
Dimensions
Overall: 5.3 x 4.2 cm (2 1/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Period
Romanesque

Why it matters

Fragment of an Ornamental Crest from a Reliquary Shrine, dated c. 1165–1180, is catalogued by Cleveland Museum of Art as a work in gilded copper, émail brun (brown enamel). The API record does not identify a named maker. The recorded dimensions are Overall: 5.3 x 4.2 cm (2 1/16 x 1 5/8 in.). This factual page is generated from the museum catalogue and links directly to its source record.