Art Funded
The Girona Treasure
Photograph © Ulster Museum
Various
Ulster Museum
1588
Treasure from the galleas Gironda which was wrecked off the North Antrim coast after the defeat of the Spanish Armada. Collection of 1914 pieces ranging from bronze cannons to gold toothpicks, and from gold coins, religious medals and jewellery to leather bootsoles. A ring with two diamonds is illustrated, diameter 2.5cm. Purchased after a public appeal by the museum.
- Medium: gold, bronze, leather, etc
- Art Fund Grant: £5000 ( Total: £132,000)
- ArtFunded in: 1972
- Vendor: R Stenuit
Provenance
Treasure recovered by Mr R Stenuit, a Belgian underwater archaeologist.
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