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"484808","BERK-2BA546","PAS4F22BA54001BED","MOUNT","Reliquary","","48.85","","23.31","3.82","","1","2011.600","","MEDIEVAL","1150","1250","A complete cast copper alloy enamelled anthropomorphic Limoges reliquary mount, probably from a casket or crucifix, and dating from the 12th to 13th centuries. The mount represents a three-quarter length figure, probably representing an apostle or saint. The figure has fifteen recessed panels that represent the folds of a cloak and each of these panels would have been filled with coloured enamel; some blue enamel is retained in one. The head is solid and the facial features are depicted by two glass eyes (intact), a nose and smiling mouth; the object retains much of its gilding, including that on the back of the head. The reverse of the body is not gilded but is recessed to aid attachment to a (wooden) object; two circular rivet holes perforate the figure centrally. The mount is bent but is otherwise complete.
This style of enamelled mount, probably for a casket or a cross, was typically produced in the Limoges area in central France during the late 12th and 13th centuries. The technique, known as 'champlevé' enamelling, involved grinding out a metal base to receive glass powder that was then fired. A variety of different items were produced from the workshops at Limoges, both commerical and ecclesiastical including altar crosses, relic caskets, candlesticks and marriage coffers (Mills, 1999, 106).","This is only the second Limoges reliquary mount from Oxfordshire recorded on this database","","2012-01-27 14:53:08","2012-02-02 16:42:05","4","1","1","2011-10-01","2011-11-02","","","","1","1","1","1","","","","","","abyard","Anni Byard","BERK","abyard","Anni Byard","Copper alloy","","","","Cast","Inlaid with enamel","Complete","Good","Certain","MEDIEVAL","MEDIEVAL","","Metal detector","","Miss Anni Byard","","Miss Anni Byard","OXFORDSHIRE","CHINNOR","SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE","","","","SP7601","SP7601","SP70SE","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","367117","2011600.jpg","images/abyard/",