Plaque from a Portable Altar with Scenes from the Life of Jesus
Unknown
ca. 1160–80 · Champlevé enamel, copper-gilt · Medieval Art
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.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 1160–80
- Medium
- Champlevé enamel, copper-gilt
- Culture
- German
- Department
- Medieval Art
- Credit line
- Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
