Plaque with Moses, Aaron, and the Brazen Serpent
Unknown
ca. 1200 · Champlevé enamel, copper alloy, gilt · Medieval Art
The Book of Numbers describes a Brazen (brass) Serpent that Moses, following God’s instructions, set on a column, the sight of which would heal the children of Israel. Christians considered it a prototype of Jesus on the cross.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 1200
- Medium
- Champlevé enamel, copper alloy, gilt
- Culture
- German
- Department
- Medieval Art
- Credit line
- Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
