Detail View: The AMICA Library: Reliquary Casket with Champlevé Enamels of Sharp Colors

AMICA ID: 
CMA_.1949.16
AMICA Library Year: 
2000
Object Type: 
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Nationality: 
European; Northern European; German
Creator Name-CRT: 
Germany, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim (?), early 12th century
Title: 
Reliquary Casket with Champlevé Enamels of Sharp Colors
Title Type: 
Primary
View: 
Full View
Creation Date: 
early 1100s
Creation Start Date: 
1100
Creation End Date: 
1125
Materials and Techniques: 
gilt copper and champlevé enamel on a core of wood
Classification Term: 
Enamel
Classification Term: 
Enamel
Style or Period: 
Germany, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim (?), early 12th century
Dimensions: 
Overall: 9.3cm x 23.4cm x 13.5cm
AMICA Contributor: 
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: 
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 
1949.16
Credit Line: 
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Rights: 
Provenance: 
Debruge Duménil; Soltykoff; George Attenborough; Paul Shuvalov; The Hermitage, Leningrad; Thyssen family, Lugano; (Adolph Loewi, Los Angeles).
Related Image Identifier Link: 
CMA_.1949.16.tif