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Source Description
This gilded copper medallion features an enameled representation of a youthful warrior fighting a winged dragon. As no inscription accompanies the scene, the young hero’s identity remains unknown. It may depict the Arthurian hero Tristan fighting the dragon of Ireland--an epic poem titled Tristan gained popularity at the Plantagenet court of Henry II in England shortly before the medallion was created.
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Document identity
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128958
label
Warrior Fighting a Dragon
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128958
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object
title
Warrior Fighting a Dragon
description
This gilded copper medallion features an enameled representation of a youthful warrior fighting a winged dragon. As no inscription accompanies the scene, the young hero’s identity remains unknown. It may depict the Arthurian hero Tristan fighting the dragon of Ireland--an epic poem titled Tristan gained popularity at the Plantagenet court of Henry II in England shortly before the medallion was created.
date
c. 1170–1180
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60752057
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Enamel
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 6.5 x 0.3 cm (2 9/16 x 1/8 in.)
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Anglo-Norman, England or France, Romanesque period, 12th century
accession
1951.546
Source extras
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gilded copper, champlevé enamel
tombstone
Warrior Fighting a Dragon, c. 1170–1180. Anglo-Norman, England or France, Romanesque period, 12th century. Gilded copper, champlevé enamel; diameter: 6.5 x 0.3 cm (2 9/16 x 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1951.546
collection
MED - Romanesque
citations
citation
Cleveland Museum of Art, and Holger A. Klein<em>. Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007.
page_number
Mentioned and reproduced: P. 154-155, no. 52
creditline
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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2026-05-29 06:39:41.368000
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128958
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Medieval Art
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MED - Romanesque
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gilded copper, champlevé enamel
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photo
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