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enamel

Colored glass in powdered form that is bonded to a metal surface or plaque by firing. Web resource here. See also: cloisonné, champlevé.

Otto and Mathilde crossCross of Otto and Mathilde (det.). Cloisonné enamel. Ca. 973-982. Essen Cathedral Treasury, Germany.

 

 

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