Cleveland Museum of Art

Quatrilobed Plaque (pair): The Annunciation and The Descent from the Cross

Date

c. 1350–1400

Medium

translucent enamel (basse-taille) on silver

Culture

Spain, Catalonia?, 14th century

Department

Medieval Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

These plaques were probably originally placed at the end of the arms of a processional cross. They are decorated in an enameling technique called basse-taille in which colorful translucent enamel pastes are fused over an engraved and chased silver plaque.

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