Enamel Vase in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, April 2010

Title: Vase

Date: 250–300

Geography: Made in La Guierce, Charente, France

Culture: Late Roman

Medium: Champlevé enamel, copper alloy

Dimensions: Overall: 4 13/16 x 4 5/8 in. (12.3 x 11.8 cm) Overall (with mount): 5 x 4 5/8 in. (12.7 x 11.8 cm)

Classification: Enamels-Champlevé

Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1947

Accession Number: 47.100.5


Description:

This vase, part of a larger treasure, was excavated in 1849 in a French village only thirty-five miles from Limoges, a city that became synonymous with champlevé enamel work later in the Middle Ages. Now dispersed, the original find included numerous Roman coins, several other vessels, as well as gold and silver jewelry, some of which is housed in the Musée Dobrée in Nantes.

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