Pendant
1450-1500 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Silver pendant of circular form with a corded wire rim, with a hoop and suspension ring above and below.The obverse set with a stag horn roundel depicting St George, mounted on his charger, preparing to strike the dragon, whose body forms a coil round the entire rim. The reverse is set with a round silver-gilt plate, engraved with the Sudarium (or 'Vernicle', the Veil of Veronica), and held by the saw-tooth edge of the case.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silver, silver-gilt, stag horn |
| Brief description | Pendant of silver, silver-gilt and stag horn, depicting St. George and on the reverse the Sudarium or Vernicle (Veil of Veronica), made in Germany, 1450-1500. |
| Physical description | Silver pendant of circular form with a corded wire rim, with a hoop and suspension ring above and below.The obverse set with a stag horn roundel depicting St George, mounted on his charger, preparing to strike the dragon, whose body forms a coil round the entire rim. The reverse is set with a round silver-gilt plate, engraved with the Sudarium (or 'Vernicle', the Veil of Veronica), and held by the saw-tooth edge of the case. |
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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. 52. p. 510. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 4085-1857 |
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| Record created | December 15, 1999 |
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