Plaque with Seated Prophet from a Reliquary Shrine: Osea (Hosea), c. 1170-1180. Once used as decorations for a reliquary shrine, each enamel plaque represents a biblical prophet: Isaiah, Zacharias, Elisha, and Hosea. Fine gold dots punctuate dark blue backgrounds. Typical of Hildesheim enamels, this detailing creates the illusion that the prophets sit against star-studded twilight skies.

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Size: 3248px × 3789px
Photo credit: © Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: 12th, art, century, champlevé, cleveland, copper, enamel, germany, gilded, heritage, hildesheim, museum, period, romanesque, saxony, unknown