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Source Description
This type of elegant, elevated pyx is called a ciborium, the Latin word for a covered receptacle or cup. By the 14th century, traveling artists had brought the style and technique of Limoges enamel to other European regions, including northern Spain. This ciborium is characteristic of Spanish work in its use of dark red enamel and sketchy, lightly engraved figures.
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Document identity
localId
34986
label
Ciborium with Scenes from the Lives of the Virgin and Christ
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
34986
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Ciborium with Scenes from the Lives of the Virgin and Christ
description
This type of elegant, elevated pyx is called a ciborium, the Latin word for a covered receptacle or cup. By the 14th century, traveling artists had brought the style and technique of Limoges enamel to other European regions, including northern Spain. This ciborium is characteristic of Spanish work in its use of dark red enamel and sketchy, lightly engraved figures.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1908, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
mid 14th century (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Enamels
ciboria (liturgical vessels)
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
22.7
height
13.3
depth
16.6
dimensionsRaw
H: 8 15/16 x W: 5 1/4 x D: 6 9/16 in. (22.7 x 13.3 x 16.6 cm)
Source extras
cul
Spanish
style
Gothic
inscriptions
[Transcription] On the lower bowl of the ciborium
four medallions with the enameled text: Ih[ESU]S; [Translation] Jesus.Marked on the back with: +
med
champlevé enamel on gilded copper
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6242
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MED
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none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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3c9b587e212e6973