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Medallion with the Bust of Christ ("The Cumberland Medallion"), from the Guelph Treasure, from The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Germany, Weserraum, Migration period, late 8th century / late 700s

Medallion with the Bust of Christ ("The Cumberland Medallion"), from the Guelph Treasure

Medallion with the Bust of Christ ("The Cumberland Medallion"), from the Guelph Treasure

The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs Medallion with the Bust of Christ ("The Cumberland Medallion"), from the Guelph Treasure as enamel (Germany, Weserraum, Migration period, late 8th century · late 700s).

WHY IT’S INTERESTING

This medallion may have originally served as a sacerdotal brooch and is the earliest object from the Guelph Treasure, the ecclesiastical treasure of Germany’s Braunschweig (Brunswick) Cathedral.

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A CLOSER LOOK

The museum identifies this enamel as cloisonné enamel and gold on copper.

The museum's collection notes: This medallion may have originally served as a sacerdotal brooch and is the earliest object from the Guelph Treasure, the ecclesiastical treasure of Germany’s Braunschweig (Brunswick) Cathedral.

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The Cleveland Museum of ArtMedallion with the Bust of Christ ("The Cumberland Medallion"), from the Guelph Treasure

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