Packet 1: Bonus 6
This circa 980 CE artwork uses cloisonné (“klwa-zuh-NAY”) enamel work for its almond-shaped eyes and shows its seated subject presenting an orb to a cradled Christ child. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this sculpture likely commissioned by the Abbess Mathilde in the city of Essen.
ANSWER: Golden Madonna of Essen [or the Golden Mother of Good Counsel of Essen]
[10e] Mathilde was the granddaughter of a Holy Roman Emperor of this name. A 10th-century artistic “renaissance” named for rulers with this name succeeded the Carolingian Renaissance.
ANSWER: Otto [or the Ottonian Renaissance]
[10m] Otto I and his sister Mathilde appear on an enamel plaque on one of these objects held in the Essen Cathedral treasury. Jewel-encrusted examples of these objects described by the word gemmata include a processional one named for Lothair.
ANSWER: crosses [or crucifixes; accept crux gemmata; accept Cross of Lothair or Lothair Cross or Lotharkreuz]
<Editors, Painting and Sculpture> | U. Finals 1 (Editors 11)
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford A | Chicago A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Site | 2026-04-17 | ✓ | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |