Medallion with the Bust of Christ ("The Cumberland Medallion"), from the Guelph Treasure
late 700s
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Medallion with the Bust of Christ ("The Cumberland Medallion"), from the Guelph Treasure, late 700s. Germany, Weserraum, Migration period, late 8th century. Cloisonné enamel and gold on copper; diameter: 5.1 x 0.2 cm (2 x 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1930.504
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Enamel
- Formatted Medium
- cloisonné enamel and gold on copper
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 5.1 x 0.2 cm (2 x 1/16 in.)
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1930.504
- Credit Line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Exhibitions
- The Twentieth Anniversary Exhibition: The Official Art Exhibit of the Great Lakes Exposition, The Silver Jubilee Exhibition, Exhibition of the Month: Components of Art: The Line, Jewelry Techniques Past and Present, Charlemagne, Treasures of Medieval France, Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art, Vienna, Österreichisches Museum für Kunst und Industrie, 1869.<br>Frankfurt-am-Main, Städelsche Kunstinstitut, 1930.<br>Berlin, Deutsche Gesellschaft, 1930.<br>New York, Goldschmidt and Reinhardt Galleries: "The Guelph Treasure," p. 36, no. 2; pl. 3.<br>Cleveland, CMA: "The Twentieth Anniversary Exhibition of the Cleveland Museum of Art-The Official Art Exhibit of the Great Lakes Exposition" p. 15, no. 5.<br>Baltimore, The Baltimore Msueum of Art: "Early Christian and Byzantine Art" April 24-June 24, 1947, cat. no. 522, LXIX.<br>Aachen, Rathaus and Kreuzgang des Domes: "Karl der Grosse: Werk und Wirkung" June 26-September 19, 1965, no. 125, p. 100.<br>Bavarian Nationalmuseum, Munich (5/10/2007 - 9/16/2007), the J. Paul Getty Musuem, Los Angeles (10/30/2007 - 1/20/2008) and Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, TN (2/13/2009 - 6/7/2009): "Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art"
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 106A Migration Period & Coptic
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