Plaque with Christ in Majesty
Unknown
ca. 1050–1100 · Cloisonné enamel on gilded copper alloy · Medieval Art
The letters "A" and "w" at either side of the figure of Christ refer to God's proclamation in the Apocalypse (Book of Revelation): "I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end." This plaque may be from a book cover or a processional cross.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 1050–1100
- Medium
- Cloisonné enamel on gilded copper alloy
- Culture
- South French
- Department
- Medieval Art
- Credit line
- Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
