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Quatrilobed Plaque (pair): The Annunciation and The Descent from the Cross
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These 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.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineQuatrilobed Plaque (pair): The Annunciation and The Descent from the Cross, c. 1350–1400. Spain, Catalonia?, 14th century. Translucent enamel (basse-taille) on silver; overall: 8.3 x 8.3 cm (3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1922.312
