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Source Description
It is likely this pair of enamel plaques depicting the apostles Simon with Thaddeus and Thomas with Matthew once formed part of the decoration of a portable altar, a reliquary triptych, or some other kind of liturgical object.
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Document identity
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130049
label
Plaque: Thomas and Matthew
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object
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130049
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object
title
Plaque: Thomas and Matthew
description
It is likely this pair of enamel plaques depicting the apostles Simon with Thaddeus and Thomas with Matthew once formed part of the decoration of a portable altar, a reliquary triptych, or some other kind of liturgical object.
date
c. 1160
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
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Q60761198
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Enamel
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1
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dimensionsRaw
Overall: 5.8 x 6.1 cm (2 5/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
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Mosan, Valley of the Meuse, Romanesque period, 12th century
accession
1952.462.2
Source extras
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gilded copper, champlevé enamel
tombstone
Plaque: Thomas and Matthew, c. 1160. Mosan, Valley of the Meuse, Romanesque period, 12th century. Gilded copper, champlevé enamel; overall: 5.8 x 6.1 cm (2 5/16 x 2 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1952.462.2
collection
MED - Romanesque
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1952.463
creditline
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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2026-05-29 06:42:42.226000
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130049
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Medieval Art
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MED - Romanesque
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gilded copper, champlevé enamel
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