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Medieval Jewel (Double Ring Brooch)
Artist: Medieval
Location: Victoria and Albert Museum
Date: 1200 - 1300
Materials: gold, sapphire, glass
Dimensions: 6 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £12,000 (Total: £47,975)
Vendor: Rainer Zietz
Review number: 3936 (1993)
Export Stopped
Provenance:
Sotheby's, 1992; then with Rianeer Zietz Ltd.
Description:
The jewel consists of a pair of gold circular brooches joined to a central tear-shaped sapphire by two links, each set with a pair of green pastes flanked by pairs of cast stylised dragon or lion's heads.
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