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Plaque with Seated Prophet from a Reliquary Shrine: Heliseus (Elisha), c. 1170-1180. Creator: Unknown.

Plaque with Seated Prophet from a Reliquary Shrine: Heliseus (Elisha), c. 1170-1180. Creator: Unknown.

2-737-922 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Plaque with Seated Prophet from a Reliquary Shrine: Heliseus (Elisha), c. 1170-1180. Once used as decorations for a reliquary shrine, each enamel plaque represents a biblical prophet: Isaiah, Zacharias, Elisha, and Hosea. Fine gold dots punctuate dark blue backgrounds. Typical of Hildesheim enamels, this detailing creates the illusion that the prophets sit against star-studded twilight skies.

Image Details

Medium
  1. Gilded copper, champlevé enamel
Picture Type
  1. Enamel

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 2853x3703
File Size : 30,952kb

Aliases

  1. 1950.574.b
  1. 127946
  1. 0940012129
  1. 1950.574.b
  1. 2-737-922
  1. 2737922

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