Carolingian Gilded Silver Vessel Cover in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, July 2010

Title: Vessel Cover

Date: ca. 830–850

Culture: Carolingian

Medium: Silver, partial gilt, niello

Dimensions: Overall: 2 9/16 x 4 1/2 in. (6.5 x 11.4 cm)

Classification: Metalwork-Silver

Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917

Accession Number: 17.190.407

On View


Description:

Adorned with hunting scenes surrounded by a scrolling acanthus vine, this restored lid is a rare surviving example of secular goldsmiths’ work from the Carolingian period. Similar subjects are found on contemporary ivory carvings and in illuminated manuscripts.

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