Plaque with Marking of the Door with the Letter Tau ca. 1200 German The image here had its origin in the Passover, when Moses ordered the elders of Israel to mark the houses of the Israelites with the blood of a slain lamb to protect their households. For Christians, the tau came to be seen as an emblem of God's protection. In the enamel, the mark is placed on a building resembling a medieval church, with a prominent cross on the Plaque with Marking of the Door with the Letter Tau. German. ca. 1200. Champlevé enamel, copper alloy, gilt. Enamels-Champlevé

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