Plaque from a Portable Altar with Scenes from the Life of Jesus, ca. 1160–80, Made in Cologne, Germany, German, Champlevé enamel, copper-gilt, Overall: 6 5/16 x 2 5/8 x 1/16 in. (16.1 x 6.7 x 0.2 cm), Enamels-Champlevé, Abbreviated Latin inscriptions identify each scene. Reading clockwise from the lower left, they include scenes from both the Christmas and Easter stories. Portable altars were carried by priests when traveling and when attending the sick
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Plaque, Portable Altar, Scenes, Life, Jesus, ca, 1160–80, Cologne, Germany, German, Champlevé enamel, copper-gilt, Overall, 6 5/16 x 2 5/8 1/16, 16.1 6.7 0.2 cm, Enamels-Champlevé, Abbreviated Latin, inscriptions, identify, scene, Reading clockwise, lower left, include scenes, Christmas, Easter stories, altars, carried, priests, traveling, attending, sick
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