Salamander Pendant

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Ulster Museum

16th Century

A golden salamander studded with rubies carried by a Spanish nobleman as a charm against fire. Part of the finds from the Girona wreck. Purchased after a public appeal by the museum.

• Medium: gold & ruby
• Dimensions: 4.2cm
• ArtFunded in: 1972
• Vendor: R Stenuit

Provenance

After the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588, galleas Girona was wrecked off the North Antrim coast; 1967-9, treasure recovered by Stenuit, Belgian underwater archaeologist.

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