Germany, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim (?), enamels: 12th century; wood core: 19th century / Pyx / c. 1170

Germany, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim (?), enamels: 12th century; wood core: 19th century
Pyx
c. 1170
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Creator Nationality: European; Northern European; German
Creator Name-CRT: Germany, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim (?), enamels: 12th century; wood core: 19th century
Title: Pyx
Title Type: Primary
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Creation Start Date: 1165
Creation End Date: 1175
Creation Date: c. 1170
Creation Start Date: 1800
Creation End Date: 1899
Creation Date: 1800s
Object Type: Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Classification Term: Enamel
Materials and Techniques: champlevé and cloisonné enamel and gilt copper on a core of wood
Dimensions: Overall: 5.4cm x 21.3cm x 9.3cm
AMICA Contributor: The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 1949.431
Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund and the Fanny Tewksbury King Collection by exchange
Rights: http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html
Provenance: George Eumorfopoulos, London (sale, Sotheby & Co., London, 5-6 June 1940, no. 185); Joseph Brummer, New York (sale, Parke-Bernet, 23 April 1949, no. 713, pl. 713, p. 189)
Style or Period: Germany, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim (?), enamels: 12th century; wood core: 19th century
AMICA ID: CMA_.1949.431
AMICA Library Year: 2000
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright, The Cleveland Museum of Art

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