Ring Brooch
1300-1500 (made)
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Ring brooch, gold, ruby, onyx. The outer ring is formed of a lopped branch, naturalistically chased and engraved, to which is applied broad leaves, each of which curls downwards to form a fine scroll. Between each pair of leaves is set a small ruby. Five spiralling stems attach this to a central roundel case set with the onyx cameo, which shows a lion seizing another animal. The case is edged with scrolling crockets alternately trefoil-headed and round-ended, and set with rubies. Traces of the base of a pin (now missing) on the right centre of the outer ring. The settings for the rubies are open at the back.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Gold,ruby, onyx |
| Brief description | Ring brooch, gold set with rubies and an onyx cameo, Spain, 1300-1500 |
| Physical description | Ring brooch, gold, ruby, onyx. The outer ring is formed of a lopped branch, naturalistically chased and engraved, to which is applied broad leaves, each of which curls downwards to form a fine scroll. Between each pair of leaves is set a small ruby. Five spiralling stems attach this to a central roundel case set with the onyx cameo, which shows a lion seizing another animal. The case is edged with scrolling crockets alternately trefoil-headed and round-ended, and set with rubies. Traces of the base of a pin (now missing) on the right centre of the outer ring. The settings for the rubies are open at the back. |
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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. 18. p. 496. |
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| Accession number | 139-1879 |
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| Record created | December 15, 1999 |
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