Eagle Attacking a Fish (one of five medallions from a coffret), ca. 1110–30, Made in Conques, France, French, Copper-gilt, champlevé enamel, Overall: 3 9/16 x 9/16 in. (9 x 1.5 cm), Enamels-Champlevé, The blue and green beasts, locked in battle and compressed into the circular medallion, are emblematic of goldsmith work created at Conques under the patronage of Abbot Boniface (r. 1107–after 1121). On a similar box still at Conques, an inscription proudly proclaims: “In all respects, the coffrets of Conques demonstrate brilliant workmanship
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Eagle Attacking, Fish, five medallions, coffret, ca, 1110–30, Conques, France, French, Copper-gilt, champlevé enamel, Overall, 3 9/16 x 9/16, 9 1.5 cm, Enamels-Champlevé, blue, green beasts, locked, battle, compressed, circular medallion, emblematic, goldsmith work, created, Conques under, patronage, Abbot Boniface, r, 1107– 1121, box, inscription proudly, proclaims, respects, coffrets, demonstrate, brilliant, workmanship
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