Chasse with the Crucifixion and Christ in Majesty

Unknown Artist

ca. 1180–90

Chasse with the Crucifixion and Christ in Majesty by Unknown Artist

Medium

Copper: engraved, chiseled, stippled, and gilt; champlevé enamel: dark, medium, and light blue; turquoise, dark and light green, yellow, red, and white; wood core, painted red on exterior

Dimensions

Overall: 10 5/16 x 11 7/8 x 4 9/16 in. (26.2 x 30.2 x 11.6 cm)

Classification

Enamels-Champlevé

Culture

French

Department

Medieval Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917

Accession Number

17.190.514

Tags

ChristVirgin MarySaint John the EvangelistCrucifixionApostles

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