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Plaque: Prudentia (Prudence)

c. 1160

Mosan, Valley of the Meuse, Gothic period, 12th century

Medium
gilded copper, champlevé enamel
Measurements
Overall: 5.3 x 5.1 cm (2 1/16 x 2 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1952.229
Public Domain
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Location
106C Medieval Treasury
Print
A gilded copper and enamel plaque depicts a figure kneeling against a gold background. Clad in a blue tunic and halo, they face right with eyes turned upward, holding a long green serpent with red spots across their lap. Vertical blue letters read P, R, V on the left and D, E, N, T, I, A on the right. A blue and white border frames the square scene.

Plaque: Prudentia (Prudence)

c. 1160

Mosan, Valley of the Meuse, Gothic period, 12th century

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