Pendant Triptych with an Onyx Cameo of the Nativity
c. 1460–1500; cameo: c. 1250–1300
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Pendant Triptych with an Onyx Cameo of the Nativity, c. 1460–1500; cameo: c. 1250–1300. Pendant: France, Paris or Tours; Cameo: Italy, 13th-15th century. Basse-taille enamel on gold; onyx cameo; overall: 5.8 x 2 cm (2 5/16 x 13/16 in.); part 1: 4.5 x 3.5 cm (1 3/4 x 1 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1947.508
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Enamel
- Formatted Medium
- basse-taille enamel on gold; onyx cameo
- Medium
- basse-taille, enamel, gold, onyx, cameo
- Dimensions
- Overall: 5.8 x 2 cm (2 5/16 x 13/16 in.); Part 1: 4.5 x 3.5 cm (1 3/4 x 1 3/8 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: on the outside shutters, the two Prophets hold scrolls with inscriptions on them.
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1947.508
- Credit Line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Exhibitions
- Gothic Art 1360-1440, Treasures of Medieval France
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 110B Late Gothic
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