ganymedesrocks:This early 13th century Limoges champlevé enamel medallion probably comes from a larg
ganymedesrocks:This early 13th century Limoges champlevé enamel medallion probably comes from a large traveling chest that belonged to Cardinal Guala Bicchieri, a collector and bibliophile, who purchased several such coffrets in Limoges and took them to his residence near Turin. Later the medallions were used as decorative elements on the choirstalls of the Church of Saint Sebastian in Biella, a dependency of one of the cardinal’s foundations. Courtesy of The Met -- source link