Plaque
mid 11th century (made)
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Gold plaque decorated with a dancing girl in cloisonné enamel.
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Materials and techniques | Gold with cloisonné enamel |
Brief description | Gold plaque decorated with a dancing girl in cloisonné enamel, Byzantine, mid 11th century |
Physical description | Gold plaque decorated with a dancing girl in cloisonné enamel. |
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Object history | This plaque, now believed to be a fake, is similar to one of the panels of a crown, with the figure of Constantine Monomachos, Emperor of the East (1042-1054), in the National Museum,Budapest. |
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Bibliographic reference | Campbell, Marian. An Introduction to Medieval Enamels. London: HMSO, 1983. ISBN 0112903851 |
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Accession number | M.325-1921 |
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Record created | September 6, 2004 |
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