Stavelot Triptych
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The Stavelot Triptych is a medieval reliquary and portable altar in gold and enamel intended to protect, honor and display pieces of the True Cross. Created by Mosan artists—"Mosan" signifies the vall
Stavelot Triptych, Mosan, Belgium, c. 1156–58. 48×66 cm with wings open, The Morgan Library & Museum, New York City
Champlevé
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Champlevé is an enamelling technique in the decorative arts, or an object made by that process, in which troughs or cells are carved, etched, die struck, or cast into the surface of a metal object, an
Stavelot Triptych
…The two inner triptychs are cloisonné enamel, a technique typical of Byzantine work; the six larger medallions (three on each outer wing) are in the champlevé technique which had by then largely replaced cloisonné in the West, and in which "Mosan" metalworkers were the leading artists in Europe. The outer…
High-quality Mosan 12th century armlet, somewhat damaged, so showing the cast recesses for the enamel
Celtic red enamel on horse-harness, Britain, c. AD 50
The Staffordshire Moorlands Pan, 2nd century AD Romano-British, with enamel in four colours.
Elaborate Limoges ciborium, c. 1200