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Source Description
These decorative enamel plaques (1953.274, 1953.638, 1957.502, and 1961.27) have been linked to some of Cologne's most important reliquary shrines, namely the shrine of the Three Kings at Cologne Cathedral and the shrines of Saints Maurinus and Albinus in the Benedictine abbey church of Saint Panteleon.
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130535
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Plaque from a Reliquary Shrine
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130535
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Plaque from a Reliquary Shrine
description
These decorative enamel plaques (1953.274, 1953.638, 1957.502, and 1961.27) have been linked to some of Cologne's most important reliquary shrines, namely the shrine of the Three Kings at Cologne Cathedral and the shrines of Saints Maurinus and Albinus in the Benedictine abbey church of Saint Panteleon.
date
c. 1170
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q60778836
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Enamel
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Overall: 2.7 x 3.7 cm (1 1/16 x 1 7/16 in.)
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Germany, Rhine Valley, Cologne, Romanesque period, 12th century
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1953.274
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gilded copper; champlevé and cloisonné enamel
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Plaque from a Reliquary Shrine, c. 1170. Germany, Rhine Valley, Cologne, Romanesque period, 12th century. Gilded copper; champlevé and cloisonné enamel; overall: 2.7 x 3.7 cm (1 1/16 x 1 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1953.274
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MED - Romanesque
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Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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2026-05-29 06:45:03.297000
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130535
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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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