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Medieval enamel roundel (© British Museum)
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© British Museum

Medieval enamel roundel

Artist: Medieval (French)

Location: British Museum

Date: late 13th Century

Materials: copper champleve & cloisonne enamel, gilded

Dimensions: diameter: 9.2cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £40,282 (Total: £40,282)

Vendor: Sotheby's

Review number: 4438 (1997)

Provenance:
Nothing known prior to to its acquisition (pre 1964) by Ernst and Martha Kofler as part of the Kier Collection

Description:
Roundel with radiating tracery design and gilding. Blue, green, red and white and yellow enamel with one hole in the centre and one hole towards the rim.

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