Date: 1080
Place of Production: Merseburg, Germany
Description: Bronze tomb effigy embedded in the floor of Merseburg Cathedral. Rudolf’s tomb is one of the first known in the medieval west to be marked with a sculpted effigy in bronze, which was originally covered in gilding.
Held at: Merseburg Cathedral
Images licensed under CC BY 2.5. Image by Michail Jungierek.
