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Plaque: Simon and Thaddaeus

c. 1160

Mosan, Valley of the Meuse, Romanesque period, 12th century

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Medium
gilded copper, champlevé enamel
Measurements
Overall: 6.1 x 6.3 cm (2 3/8 x 2 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1952.462.1
Public Domain
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Location
106C Medieval Treasury
Print

Description

It is likely this pair of enamel plaques depicting the apostles Simon with Thaddeus and Thomas with Matthew once formed part of the decoration of a portable altar, a reliquary triptych, or some other kind of liturgical object.
A gilded copper and champlevé enamel plaque depicts two bearded figures looking toward our right with large eyes. Simon, on our left, wears a green and white robe and holds a blue patterned book. Thaddaeus, on our right, wears a green robe and holds a red patterned book. Both have blue halos. Latin text appears above and between them. The pitted surface is set within a gilded border with corner holes.

Plaque: Simon and Thaddaeus

c. 1160

Mosan, Valley of the Meuse, Romanesque period, 12th century

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