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Description: | A Medieval copper alloy mount, enamelled in the Limoges tradition and probably dating from about the 12th to 13th centuries AD. The mount is sub circular in shape. Much of the enamel survives and where it is missing the metal is keyed for better adhesion. The decoration depicts three female figures standing in a circle, holding hands. The woman on the right wears a red robe, the central woman a white one and the one on the left a blue gown. The red woman rests here head on the white lady's shoulder and the white lady rests her head on top of the red woman's head. The blue lady is looking sideways towards the red lady. All three have dark coloured hair; the outer two have long hair cascading down their backs. The central woman seems to have her hair twisted up. The red woman has a white sleeve, or maybe a bare arm. The skin is depicted in a pale translucent enamel, different to the more opaque white enamel used on the drapery.The lower portion of the face of the mount has been bent backwards but the decoration remains intact. The reverse is undecorated and has a single stud, with a wide slightly domed head, which has been bent flat against the back of the mount. The material has a light green patina.Although no parallel could found for this piece, the general style, decorative content and use of enamel suggests that it was made at the Limoges school in France. Other examples of limoges mounts may be seen on the database at PAS record IDs: WMID-928E37 and SWYOR-ADD78. See also SWYOR-515DF1 and DOR-C06CB4.Many of these mounts had ecclesiastical functions, and it may have adorned a reliquary (a case for holding religious relics such as the bones of saints) or some other such religious object such as an altar cross or bible. Thickness: 5.8mm; Diameter: 28.1mm; Weight: 5.18g
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