Roundel with a Personification of the Moon ca. 860–890 Carolingian This plaque is one of the earliest known examples of the cloisonné-enamel technique in the West. The moon (luna) is symbolically represented here as a female sky goddess riding in a chariot and holding torches. The plaque originally would have been accompanied by another, with an image of the sun, both probably framing a large Roundel with a Personification of the Moon. Carolingian. ca. 860–890. Cloisonné enamel, Copper alloy, gilding, iron back plate. Made in south central France. Enamels-Cloisonné

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