cma-medieval-art: Quatrilobed Plaque: The Descent from the Cross, c. 1350-1400, Cleveland Museum of
cma-medieval-art: Quatrilobed Plaque: The Descent from the Cross, c. 1350-1400, Cleveland Museum of Art: Medieval ArtThese plaques were probably originally placed at the end of the arms of a processional cross. They are decorated in an enameling technique called basse-taille in which colorful translucent enamel pastes are fused over an engraved and chased silver plaque.Size: Overall: 8.3 cm (3 ¼ in.)Medium: translucent enamel (basse-taille) on silverhttps://clevelandart.org/art/1922.312.2 -- source link