Fragment of an Ornamental Crest from a Reliquary Shrine

Fragment of an Ornamental Crest from a Reliquary Shrine

c. 1165–1180 · Mosan, Meuse Valley, Maastricht?, Gothic period, 12th century

gilded copper, émail brun (brown enamel)

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