Reliquary Chasse, Limoges Enamel
Limoges workshops, ca. 1235—45
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The little gabled house built to hold the holy — champlevé blues and gilded copper, seven centuries bright.
Why it matters
Medieval Europe’s most exported luxury; the goldsmith as architect of the sacred.
Notice
The roofline — a cathedral, pocket-sized.
Meaning
Precious things have always needed houses.
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession 1974.228.1 (Open Access, CC0) view source ↗
Material
gold, enamel
Rights: PENDING. A named source is not the same as registry clearance. Basis on file: PD-ancient. Shown for this preview only; not offered for sale.
The Goldsmiths