Cover of a Censer. Artist: Godefridus. Culture: South Netherlandish. Dimensions: Overall: 4 1/8 x 4 1/8 in. (10.5 x 10.5 cm). Date: mid-12th century.The artist who produced this censer proudly inscribed his name, "Godefridus," over one of the arches. The censer bears witness to the technical, artistic, and symbolic sophistication lavished on objects, regardless of size, produced for the service of the medieval church. The architectural form may symbolize the heavenly city of Jerusalem, while the lunettes circling the base depict Old Testament events thought to foretell Christ's sacrifice. Such complicated imagery was standard in art produced in the Valley of the Meuse, an area now part of modern Belgium, in the 12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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Cover of a Censer. Artist: Godefridus. Culture: South Netherlandish. Dimensions: Overall: 4 1/8 x 4 1/8 in. (10.5 x 10.5 cm). Date: mid-12th century.The artist who produced this censer proudly inscribed his name, "Godefridus," over one of the arches. The censer bears witness to the technical, artistic, and symbolic sophistication lavished on objects, regardless of size, produced for the service of the medieval church. The architectural form may symbolize the heavenly city of Jerusalem, while the lunettes circling the base depict Old Testament events thought to foretell Christ's sacrifice. Such complicated imagery was standard in art produced in the Valley of the Meuse, an area now part of modern Belgium, in the 12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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