Plaque: Seated Prophet from a Reliquary Shrine: Esais (Isaiah)

c. 1170–1180
Overall: 9 x 5.7 x 0.3 cm (3 9/16 x 2 1/4 x 1/8 in.)
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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.
Plaque: Seated Prophet from a Reliquary Shrine: Esais (Isaiah)

Plaque: Seated Prophet from a Reliquary Shrine: Esais (Isaiah)

c. 1170–1180

Germany, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim, Romanesque period, 12th century

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