Metadata: Médaillon en terre cuite
- Artist | Manufacturer:
- Unknown maker
- Date:
- Creation: 15XX (?) - 19XX | 16th century - 20th century
- Inventory Number:
- 1939-S/234
- Collection:
- Ceramics
- Domain:
- Ceramics
- Designation:
- Medallion
- Iconography:
- Heart
- Cross
- Floral decor
- Leaf
- Flower
- Material | Technique:
- Terracotta; Metal wire
- Measurements:
- Height (H): 3.5 cm
- Diameter (Ø): 21 cm
- Description:
- Round shape. Inside circle containing a heart, anchor and cross: Symbol of the three theological virtues of Christianity: faith (cross), hope and stability (anchor), and charity (heart). Outside circle decorated with flowers. Metal rods on the back for hanging the medallion.
- Geographical Reference:
- Place of use: Luxembourg
- Location:
- Depot
- Acquisition method:
- This object has been retro-inventoried. The circumstances of its arrival in the collection are currently not known. If you have any information that might be useful to the work’s provenance, please contact digital@mnaha.etat.lu .
- Acquisition date:
- before 1939
- Copyright:
-
Work: Public Domain
Image(s): CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) | Collection of the Musée national d'archéologie, d'histoire et d'art Luxembourg (MNAHA) / Photo : Loris Pompignoli
Metadata: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
- Photographer:
- Loris Pompignoli
- Metadata last updated on:
- 16.09.2025
