Regensburg, ca 1000
Gold with coloured cloisonné, enamel
6,3 cm
Inv.-Nr. MA 188
From St Emmeram in Regensburg, transferred from the Königliches Münzkabinett in 1874
Gallery 1
Byzantium was well known for its figurative representations in enamel on gold ground. This angel's head medallion is closely modelled in type, style and technique on Byzantine prototypes.