Portable Altar of Countess Gertrude

Medium:

gold (metal) enamel (fused coating) porphyry pearl (animal material) gemstone wood (plant material)

Dimensions:

4.1" x 10.8" x 8.26" (10.5 x 27.5 x 21.0 cm)

Tradition:

Roman Catholic

Place of Origin:

Germany > Lower Saxony

Repository:

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Date:

ca. 1045 CE

ID:

13146

Keywords:

Portable Altar Romanesque Ritual Ornamentation Altar

Notes:

Full caption:

Portable Altar of Countess Gertrude, c. 1045. Germany, Lower Saxony?, Romanesque period, 11th century. Gold, cloisonné enamel, porphyry, gems, pearls, niello, wood core; 10.5 x 27.5 x 21.0 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1931.46

For ceremonial crosses in second image see MAVCOR Object# 13147