Plaque with Christ in Majesty in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, January 2011

Plaque with Christ in Majesty

Date: ca. 1160–70

Geography: Made in, Meuse Valley, Netherlands

Culture: South Netherlandish

Medium: Champlevé enamel, copper alloy, gilt

Dimensions: Overall: 5 13/16 x 3 9/16 x 1/8 in. (14.7 x 9 x 0.3 cm)

Classification: Enamels-Champlevé

Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917

Accession Number: 17.190.425

Description:

The style and technique of this plaque are close to the one with the Baptism of Jesus (17.190.430) also in this case, suggesting that it may have been part of the same altar or pulpit.

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