Photo of collection object Trap door for the Portable Altar of Countess Gertrude
Trap door for the Portable Altar of Countess Gertrude, c. 1045. Gold, cloisonné enamel, porphyry, gems, pearls, niello, wood core, Overall: 10.5 x 27.5 x 21 cm (4 1/8 x 10 13/16 x 8 1/4 in.). Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1931.462.b. CC0.

Trap door for the Portable Altar of Countess Gertrude

c. 1045

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Trap door for the Portable Altar of Countess Gertrude, c. 1045. Germany, Lower Saxony?, Romanesque period, 11th century. Gold, cloisonné enamel, porphyry, gems, pearls, niello, wood core; overall: 10.5 x 27.5 x 21 cm (4 1/8 x 10 13/16 x 8 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1931.462.b By removing this door located on the bottom of the altar, the numerous small relics of saints wrapped in silk are revealed.

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