COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
CMA_.1930.504
AMICA Library Year:
2001
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Nationality:
European; Northern European; German
Creator Name-CRT:
Germany, Weserraum, late 8th century
Title:
Medallion with the Bust of Christ ("The Cumberland Medallion")
Title Type:
Primary
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
late 700s
Creation Start Date:
775
Creation End Date:
799
Materials and Techniques:
cloisonné enamel and gold on copper
Classification Term:
Enamel
Creation Place:
Weserraum
Dimensions:
Diameter: 5cm
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number:
1930.504
Credit Line:
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Provenance:
House of Brunswick-Lüneburg; (Goldschmidt Galleries, New York).
Context:
This is the earliest object from the Guelph Treasure, the ecclesiastical treasure of the Cathedral of Braunschweig, in Germany. Other objects from this treasure may be seen in the museum's Rotunda. The medallion may have originally been worn by a priest as a brooch. It represents the figure of Christ between the Greek letters alpha and omega, indicating the beginning and the end of life.
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1930.504.tif
