Virgin and Child, ca. 1270–1300, Made in Limoges, France, French, Copper: repoussé, engraved, gilt, cut out and nailed

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Virgin and Child, ca. 1270–1300, Made in Limoges, France, French, Copper: repoussé, engraved, gilt, cut out and nailed; champlevé enamel: lapis and light blue, red; gems; wood core (walnut), Overall: 17 1/16 x 8 x 6 in. ( x x cm), Enamels-Champlevé, Through the course of the thirteenth century, goldsmiths in Limoges increasingly specialized in the creation of gilded copper sculpture—freestanding, as here, or in relief, with enamel used only as a decorative accent

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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