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| Keywords: French - Saint Joseph - Walters 44257 - Detail A.jpg This figure holding two doves can be identified as St Joseph bringing an offering on the occasion of the Presentation of Christ to the temple The figure was attached to a plaque by means of rivets one at the neck and one between the legs Relief figures such as this were commonly applied to enliven the surface of Limoges works such as devotional diptychs and reliquary shrines some examples of which are on view in the Romanesque and Gothic Art gallery ca 1250 gilded copper champlevé enamel cm 19 21 5 08 2 38 accession number 44 257 31733 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters place of origin Limoges France Walters Art Museum license Medieval metalwork in the Walters Art Museum Champlevé of Europe Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Doves in Christian art | ||||
