Tinned-Copper Plaque with a Personification

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350–400 · Tinned copper · Medieval Art

Charming curly-haired youths, possibly personifying the months and the seasons, decorate these plaques that were once attached to a larger object, perhaps a casket.

Artist

Unknown

Date

350–400

Medium

Tinned copper

Culture

Byzantine

Department

Medieval Art

Credit line

Purchase, Alastair B. Martin and William K. Simpson Gifts, Gift and Bequest of George Blumenthal, by exchange, Rogers Fund, and funds from various donors, 1989