Ca. 1200-1400 AD, Western Europe, Likely LimogesA finely modelled dish from Western Europe, highly likely from Limousin region of France, renowned for its enamel production. The centre tondo is delicately crafted in niello inlay gilded with a mythological animal, possibly a lion with long curling tail. The tondo is surrounded by a conical shaped border with zigzag decoration; The internal section is gilt inlaid with decoration in silver; the centre portrays a star-shape motif above the tondo, conjoined by a interwined decoration. The reverse side portrays a shallow body with conical shaped incised tondo modelled to a defined style. The tondo is decorated with a star-shaped motif of which is conjoined conical shaped connectives, intertwined by zoomorphic decoration. Item comes with a professional historical report from Ancient Report Specialists. For another Limoges dish see: Metropolitan Museum of Art: 49.56.8.Size: L:142mm / W:22.7mm ; 109.53gProvenance: In 1967 sold on the UK Art market; formerly in a possession of a London collector J. Adams; previously purchased in 1991 from Robert Taylor; currently owned by a private collector since 2018.