Pendant
late 17th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
Pendant or breast ornament of three parts composed of table-cut diamonds set in scrolling, gold foliated openwork. The middle section appears to be earlier
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Table-cut diamonds set in scrolling, gold foliated openwork |
| Brief description | Pendant or breast ornament of three parts composed of table-cut diamonds set in scrolling, gold foliated openwork, Iberia, late 17th century |
| Physical description | Pendant or breast ornament of three parts composed of table-cut diamonds set in scrolling, gold foliated openwork. The middle section appears to be earlier |
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| Object history | From the Treasury of the Cathedral of the Virgin of the Pillar, Zaragoza. One of a group of jewels purchased by the Museum when the Cathedral authorities sold off treasures presented to the shrine of the Virgin in order to complete their building programme. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Edgcumbe, Richard. Catalogue entry. In: Lords of the Ocean. Treasures of the Portuguese Empire in the 16th - 18th centuries, ed. by Yulia Buzykina and Vladimir Tauber. Catalogue of the exhibition held at the Moscow Kremlin Museums, Moscow, 5 December 2017 - 25 February 2018. Moscow, 2017. ISBN 978-5-88678-316-2 |
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| Accession number | 406-1873 |
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| Record created | September 21, 2005 |
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