The Fieschi Morgan Staurotheke

Title	The Fieschi Morgan Staurotheke
Date	early 9th century
Medium	Gilded silver, gold, enamel worked in cloisonné, and niello
Classification	Enamels-Cloisonné
Origin	Byzantine

Themes: Botanical illustration Celestial charts & astronomy

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“The Fieschi Morgan Staurotheke” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated early 9th century. It is executed in gilded silver, gold, enamel worked in cloisonné, and niello and classified as enamels-cloisonné. In this archive it sits within the botanical illustration, celestial charts & astronomy 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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Botanical illustration ThemeThe history of botanical illustration, illustrated
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