Central Plaque of a Cross, ca. 1185–95, Made in Limoges, France, French, Copper: engraved, stippled, gilt; champlevé enamel: dark and light blue, translucent dark and opaque medium green, yellow, translucent and opaque red, rose, and white, Overall: 14 3/4 x 11 3/4 x 3/4 in. (37.4 x 29.8 x 1.9 cm), Enamels-Champlevé, The rose-colored face of Christ, his chalk-white torso with fine lines of gilded copper that articulate the interior and exterior lines of his body, and the knee-length deep-blue loincloth link this cross to a small number of others associated with the abbey at Grandmont
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Central Plaque, Cross, ca, 1185–95, Limoges, France, French, Copper, engraved, stippled, gilt, champlevé enamel, dark, light blue, translucent dark, opaque medium green, yellow, translucent, red, rose, white, Overall, 14 3/4 x 11 3/4, 37.4 29.8 1.9 cm, Enamels-Champlevé, rose-colored, face, Christ, chalk-white torso, fine lines, gilded copper, articulate, interior, exterior, body, knee-length deep-blue, loincloth, link, cross, small number, associated, abbey, Grandmont
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