Decorative Art
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Probably Rhenish or Mosan 12th Century. c. 1150/1175. gilded copper alloy with champlevé enamel, one jasper stone, and glass. Explore the catalogue record, image rights and documented connections from National Gallery of Art.
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Decorative ArtObject type
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Decorative Art
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GlassMaterial
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gilded copper alloy with champlevé enamel, one jasper stone, and glass
Catalogue: National Gallery of Art. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
CopperMaterial
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National Gallery of Art supplies “gilded copper alloy with champlevé enamel, one jasper stone, and glass” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
gilded copper alloy with champlevé enamel, one jasper stone, and glass
Catalogue: National Gallery of Art. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
StoneMaterial
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National Gallery of Art supplies “gilded copper alloy with champlevé enamel, one jasper stone, and glass” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
gilded copper alloy with champlevé enamel, one jasper stone, and glass
Catalogue: National Gallery of Art. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
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