# Ciborium [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [MASTER ALPAIS]() - Date: 1151-1200 - Technique: Gilt, engraved, and chiseled copper, height 30 cm ## Commentary Ciborium c. 1180 Gilt, engraved, and chiseled copper, height 30 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris An ancient tradition has it that this ciborium was found at Montmajour, near Arles in the tomb of Bertrand de Maisang, the abbot of Montmajour, who died in 1316. The ciborium is one of the most famous works made by the enamellers of Limoges and bears an inscription showing that it was made in Limoges and giving the maker's name, key elements in the history of Limoges enamel. Its technical perfection and style make it a masterpiece of the 1200s. ## Related artworks - [Ciborium]() - [Reliquary of Thomas Becket]() - [Reliquary of Thomas Becket]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()