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Plaque with Seated Prophet from a Reliquary Shrine: Achapias (Obadiah)

c. 1170-1180

The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States

Once used as decorations for a reliquary shrine, each enamel plaque represents a biblical prophet: Isaiah, Zacharias, Elisha, and Hosea. Fine gold dots punctuate dark blue backgrounds. Typical of Hildesheim enamels, this detailing creates the illusion that the prophets sit against star-studded twilight skies.

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  • Title: Plaque with Seated Prophet from a Reliquary Shrine: Achapias (Obadiah)
  • Date Created: c. 1170-1180
  • Physical Dimensions: Overall: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.3 cm (3 1/2 x 2 5/16 x 1/8 in.)
  • Provenance: Albin Chalandon, Lyon; Fréderick Spitzer, Paris; (Rosenberg & Stiebel, New York).
  • Type: Enamel
  • Rights: CC0
  • External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1950.574.c
  • Medium: gilded copper, champlevé enamel
  • Department: Medieval Art
  • Culture: Germany, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim, Romanesque period, 12th century
  • Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
  • Collection: MED - Romanesque
  • Accession Number: 1950.574.c
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