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Plaque from a Shrine
(Medieval Europe )
This plaque probably came from the St. Anno Shrine (1183) in Cologne. The engraved heads were modeled on antique sources such as Roman gems and cameos fitted into large church-shaped shrines in this period. Plaques of this type were used to conceal the joints in the metalwork.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Paul Beumer, Berlin; Joseph Brummer, Paris and New York; Joseph Brummer Sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, April 20, 1949, no. 697; Walters Art Museum, 1949, by purchase.
Exhibitions
| 1970 | The Year 1200. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. |
Geographies
Germany, Rhineland (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 1 9/16 x W: 1 9/16 x D: 1/8 in. (3.9 x 3.9 x 0.3 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, 1949
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
44.603
