Caption

Medallion, Samson Bible, Samson fighting a lion iconography. Circular openwork medallion with an image of Samson fighting a lion. Border with a ribbon motif underlined by an engraved continuous line, straight on the inside and wavy on the outside. Enamel in two colors: light and dark blue. Geometric ornament. Plaque. 1220s–1230s, Limoges, France. Unknown provenance., A round decorative medallion with a circular frame painted blue and highlighted with gold wavy patterns; within the open center is a relief scene in brown and gold showing a human figure seated on a mythic creature with a lion-like front and a long curved tail, the rider reaching forward toward the creature's head; the medallion surface shows worn gilding and variations of brown, gold, and blue tones against a neutral gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A10_171

License type

Rights managed

Available size

35.8Mb (1.6Mb) / 11.8in x 11.8in / 3538 x 3538 (300dpi)

Keywords

Medallion Samson Bible Samson fighting lion iconography Circular openwork medallion image lion Border ribbon motif underlined engraved continuous line straight inside wavy outside Enamel two colors light dark blue Geometric ornament Plaque 1220s–1230s Limoges France Unknown provenance round decorative medallion circular frame painted blue highlighted gold wavy patterns within open center relief scene brown gold showing human figure seated mythic creature lion- front long curved tail rider reaching forward creature's head medallion surface worn gilding variations gold blue tones neutral gray background.