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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Jewellery, Rooms 91, The William and Judith Bollinger Gallery

Pendant

560-600 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Kent (made)

Pendant, gold, imitating a coin of of Emperor Justin II (565-78). Obverse: Emperor's bust, the jowl set with a garnet, inscribed: 'DN IVSTINVS PPAV'


Object details

Categories
Jewellery
Metalwork
Europeana Fashion Project
Object type
Pendant
Materials and techniques
Gold, inscribed, set with a garnet
Gold
Garnet
Brief description
Disc pendant imitating a coin of Emperor Justin II (565-78), depicting the Emperor's bust. England, probably Kent (Jutish), 560-600
Physical description
Pendant, gold, imitating a coin of of Emperor Justin II (565-78). Obverse: Emperor's bust, the jowl set with a garnet, inscribed: 'DN IVSTINVS PPAV'
Dimensions
  • Height: 1.8cm
  • Width: 1.6cm
  • Depth: 0.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
'DN IVSTINVS PPAV'
Credit line
Transferred from the British Museum
Subjects depicted
Emperors
Justinian
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
M.115-1939

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Record createdMay 5, 2005
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O111792/pendant-unknown/
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