Plaque with Marking of the Door with the Letter Tau

Unknown artist

Date: ca. 1200

Medium: Champlevé enamel on gilded copper

Dimensions: Overall: 2 9/16 x 2 15/16 x 3/16 in. (6.5 x 7.5 x 0.4 cm)

Classification: Enamels-Champlevé

Culture: German

Themes: Cross, Emblems, Men

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917

Date range

1195 – 1205

Largest dimension

0.4 cm

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