Medallion (architecture)

A Medallion on a fassade in Trento

A medallion (French: médaillon) or medaillon is a round or oval frame (often made of stucco) which contains a plastic or pictorial decoration of a façade, an interior, a piece of furniture or equipment.

It is also the name of a scene inset into a larger stained glass window.

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