Plaque with Seated Prophet from a Reliquary Shrine: Heliseus (Elisha)
1170–1180
- Medium
- gilded copper, champlevé enamel
- Dimensions
- Overall: 8.7 x 5.9 x 0.3 cm (3 7/16 x 2 5/16 x 1/8 in.)
- Genre
- Enamel
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Tags
Germany, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim?, Romanesque period, 12th century
About
Once used as decorations for a reliquary shrine, each enamel plaque represents a biblical prophet: Isaiah, Obadiah, 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.