Locket
1492-1550 (made)
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Sword locket, copper-gilt with cloisonné enamel.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Gilded copper alloy, with granulation and cloisonné enamel |
| Brief description | Sword locket, gilded copper alloy, with granulation and cloisonné enamel, made in Spain, probably Granada |
| Physical description | Sword locket, copper-gilt with cloisonné enamel. |
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| Credit line | Given by Dame Joan Evans |
| Object history | Originally dated to pre 1853 and associated with similar pieces believed to be owned by the last Nasrid Sultan, Abu 'Abdallah Muhammad XII, or 'Boabdil'. The meaningless inscription and sixteenth century-style enamel, however, point to a re-attribution as a sixteenth century 'trophy', made to show off to posterity the owners' heroic involvement in 'Reconquista'. Wealthy Iberians were seduced by the sophistication of Islamic art, and these tastes prevailed into the sixteenth century and beyond the conquest of Granada in 1492. (M. Rosser-Owen, 2010). |
| Bibliographic reference | M. Rosser-Owen. Islamic Arts from Spain (London: V&A Publishing, 2010).
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| Accession number | M.58-1975 |
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| Record created | May 5, 2005 |
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