String of Stones
586-711 (made)
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String of seventeen stones, amethysts, emerald, sapphire and six pearls. Part of the pendants of the votive crowns of the Visigothic kings.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Amethysts, emerald, sapphire, pearls, spinel, all drilled; some, including the two sapphires, not part of the original hoard and added later. |
| Brief description | Pendant gems from a crown. String of seventeen stones, amethysts, emerald, spinel, sapphire and six pearls, Spain (Visigothic), 586-711 |
| Physical description | String of seventeen stones, amethysts, emerald, sapphire and six pearls. Part of the pendants of the votive crowns of the Visigothic kings. |
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| Object history | Part of the pendants of the votive crowns of the Visigothic kings. J. C. Robinson Collection |
| Production | Made in the Visigothic Kingdom of Toledo. From the 26 votive crowns of the Visigothic kings. Found in 1858 at Fuente de Guarrazar, near Toledo, Spain. |
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| Accession number | 149-1879 |
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| Record created | May 5, 2005 |
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