Crosier from Villeloin-Coulangé Abbey
Champlevé copper, enamelled (blue), engraved and gilded
France, Limousin atelier, circa 1220 - 1235
Indre-et-Loire Departmental Council collection
Inv No.998.017.0001
This crosier was found under the abbey’s paving, in a tomb.There is a scene from the coronation of the Virgin in the volute of the crook; a scroll connects the bottom of the volute to the rod. The socket is decorated with two back-to-back appliqué figures: the Virgin and the Angel Gabriel (Annunciation). A knot with two friezes of dragons and a ruff of stylized leaves complete the ensemble.