Pendant Medallion
| Title | Pendant Medallion |
|---|---|
| Date | ca. 1180–90 12th century |
| Medium | Champlevé enamel on gilded copper |
| Classification | Enamels-Champlevé |
| Origin | French French |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Pendant Medallion” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated ca. 1180–90. It is executed in champlevé enamel on gilded copper and classified as enamels-champlevé. In this archive it sits within the ornithological plates tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Dated to ca. 1180–90. Explore the wider set of works from the 12th century held in the archive.
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Made available through the The Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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Rights: Public Domain — released under Creative Commons Zero (CC0) via The Met Open Access.
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