Medallion with the Bust of Christ ("The Cumberland Medallion"), from the Guelph Treasure

late 700s · Germany, Weserraum, Migration period, late 8th century

cloisonné enamel and gold on copper

Cleveland Museum of Art · Medieval Art · CC0 · The Cleveland Museum of Art

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