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Source Description
This enamel plaque has been linked to the original decoration of the Shrine of the Three Kings in Cologne Cathedral, attributed to Nicholas of Verdun, one of the most important goldsmiths of the late 12th century.
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Document identity
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130536
label
Plaque, probably from a Reliquary Shrine
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object
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130536
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object
title
Plaque, probably from a Reliquary Shrine
description
This enamel plaque has been linked to the original decoration of the Shrine of the Three Kings in Cologne Cathedral, attributed to Nicholas of Verdun, one of the most important goldsmiths of the late 12th century.
date
c. 1180–1190
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60778995
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Enamel
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 4.3 x 8.9 cm (1 11/16 x 3 1/2 in.)
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Germany, Rhine Valley, Cologne, Romanesque period, 12th century
accession
1953.275
Source extras
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gilded copper, champlevé and cloisonné enamel
tombstone
Plaque, probably from a Reliquary Shrine, c. 1180–1190. Germany, Rhine Valley, Cologne, Romanesque period, 12th century. Gilded copper, champlevé and cloisonné enamel; overall: 4.3 x 8.9 cm (1 11/16 x 3 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1953.275
collection
MED - Romanesque
citations
citation
Hoffmann, Konrad, Florens Deuchler, Metropolitan Museum of Art <em>The Year 1200: A Centennial Exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, February 12 through May 10, 1970</em>. New York, N.Y.: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1970.
page_number
Mentioned and reproduced: Vol. I, P. 181, no. 186
citation
Kemper, Dorothee. Die Goldschmiedearbeiten am Dreikönigenschrein: Bestand und Geschichte seiner Restaurierungen im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert : mit Beiträgen zu Materialanalysen und Herstellungstechniken. Köln : Verlag Kölner Dom, 2014.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 487, No. 5.7.2.11 and p. 90, Kat. 393 (bd. 3); Reproduced: p. 486, Abb. 365
creditline
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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2026-05-29 06:45:02.238000
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130536
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Medieval Art
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MED - Romanesque
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gilded copper, champlevé and cloisonné enamel
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photo
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