A French champlevé enamel crucifix, 13th century, Limoges

Surface abrasions, pitting and some rubbing. Losses to enamel throughout including ends of side and lower arms of cross and area above figure's head. Some minor restoration. Some nails of cross later and one lacking. Small losses to tips of crown. Chipping to proper left eye. Overall good quality.
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The present crucifix was probably made for attachment to the center of a larger cross.  With its applied corpus in high relief, it can be classified according to Paul Thoby's typology as belonging to 'Type II' or 'Gem group'.  In this group the figure of Christ, always crowned, is in repoussé copper with enamelled decoration confined to the eyes, the perizonium, and the footrest.

RELATED LITERATURE

P. Thoby, Les croix limousines de la fin du XXI siècle au début du XIV siècle, Paris, 1953
P. Thoby, Le crucifix, des origines au Concile de Trente; étude inconographique, Nantes, 1959