Clasp with Annunciation Scene
During the Middle Ages, copper mantle clasps with enameled decoration and gemstones were primarily made for church garments. This clasp is decorated with the Annunciation scene, showing the Virgin and Gabriel surrounded by six dragons. This piece surely belonged to an ecclesia...
Artifact
| id |
id
1831
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| contentType |
contentType
object
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Collection of Chalandon, Lyons [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henri Daguerre, Paris, [date of acquisition unknown] by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1927, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| pageCount |
pageCount
1
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| source |
source
import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL1_44.115_Fnt_TR_T04II.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL1_44.115_Fnt_TR_T04II.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL1_44.115_Fnt_TR_T04II.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/44.115 |
Terms
Culture
Northern European
Medium
champlevé enamel on copper