Champlev

DEFINITION

An engraved, etched, or otherwise grooved area on metal that is filled with enamel. Once fired, the enamel is polished down.(pr. SHOM-plə-VAY)Examples: France, Conques (?), 1107-1119, Medallion Decorated with a Fabulous Animal, champlev? enamel on brass, diameter 8 cm, Louvre. See medallion and Romanesque.