Medallion with the Adoration of the Magi. An entire story unfolds in 3D inside this concave stage setting. The scene is cast in gold. Its colouration is the result of a complex process: every colour of enamel has its own melting point and so a separate firing is required for each tint. This jewel bears a resemblance to wooden prayer nuts, but they were made only some fifty years later.

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Size: 2500px × 2474px
Photo credit: © BTEU/RKMLGE / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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