Roundel with a Griffin

ca. 1175–1200
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 304
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Roundel with a Griffin
  • Date: ca. 1175–1200
  • Geography: Made in Rhine valley, Germany or England
  • Culture: British or German
  • Medium: Gilded silver inlaid with niello
  • Dimensions: Overall: 1 5/8 x 1/8 in. (4.1 x 0.3 cm)
    gr. thickness: 1/16 in. (0.1 cm)
  • Classification: Metalwork-Silver
  • Credit Line: Lent by Laird R. Landmann and Kathleen E. Kinney
  • Object Number: L.2008.46.5
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters