Plaque with the Symbol of the Evangelist John, ca. 1100

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Plaque with the Symbol of the Evangelist John, ca. 1100, Made in Conques, France, French, Copper: cut and gilt; champlevé and cloisonné enamel: black, lapis and lavender blue, turquoise, green, red, white, pinkish white., Overall: 4 x 2 3/8 x 1/8in. ( x x ), Enamels-Champlevé & Cloisonné, This plaque, part of an ensemble including four plaques with the symbols of the evangelists and a central roundel with the crucifixion, probably from a book cover, can be securely attributed to the celebrated pilgrimage abbey of Saint Foy at Conques, France's richest surviving repository of medieval goldsmith's work

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