Chasse with the Life of Christ, ca. 1235–45, Made in Limoges, France, French, Copper (plaques): engraved, stamped, and gilt; (appliqués): repossé, engraved, chased, scraped, and gilt; champlevé enamel: dark and medium blue, turquoise, light green, red, and white; glass cabochons; wood core., Overall: 13 3/8 x 13 1/2 x 5 5/16in. (34 x 34.3 x 13.5cm), Enamels-Champlevé, Goldsmiths in Limoges before the mid-thirteenth century began to embellish copper relief figures with enamel. Fewer colors were used, lending a new sculptural quality and variety to their work.
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Chasse, Life, Christ, ca, 1235–45, Limoges, France, French, Copper, plaques, engraved, stamped, gilt, appliqué, repossé, chased, scraped, champlevé enamel, dark, medium blue, turquoise, light green, red, white, glass cabochons, wood core, Overall, 13 3/8 x 13 1/2 5 5/16in, 34 34.3 13.5cm, Enamels-Champlevé, Goldsmiths, mid-thirteenth century, embellish copper relief, figures, enamel, Fewer colors, lending, new sculptural, quality, variety, work
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