Pendant
1450-1500 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Pendant, silver, silver gilt, with the figure of St Sebastian on rounded moulded base, above a flat suspension ring, below a hoop from which hangs a blue glass bead. The saint, pierced with arrows, is bound to a naturalistic lopped tree.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver, silver gilt, glass |
| Brief description | Pendant of St Sebastian, silver-gilt with blue glass bead Germany,1450-1500. |
| Physical description | Pendant, silver, silver gilt, with the figure of St Sebastian on rounded moulded base, above a flat suspension ring, below a hoop from which hangs a blue glass bead. The saint, pierced with arrows, is bound to a naturalistic lopped tree. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Lightbown, Ronald. Medieval European Jewellery: with a catalogue of the collection in the Victoria & Albert Museum. London: Victoria & Albert Museum, 1992. cat. 62. p. 514. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 500-1903 |
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| Record created | December 15, 1999 |
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