Ring Brooch
1200-1300 (made)
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Ring brooch, gold, set with a ruby in a high collet at the upper point of the circle, and a sapphire in a high collet at the lower point of the circle. Engraved with a quatrefoil at the attachment point of the pin and at the opposite point. Engraved with an inscription in Lombardic letters 'IEP VAO NEL RLI' (meaning unknown).
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Gold, engraved. Ruby and Sapphire |
| Brief description | Gold ring brooch set with a ruby and a sapphire and engraved with an illegible inscription. Western Europe, 1200-1300. |
| Physical description | Ring brooch, gold, set with a ruby in a high collet at the upper point of the circle, and a sapphire in a high collet at the lower point of the circle. Engraved with a quatrefoil at the attachment point of the pin and at the opposite point. Engraved with an inscription in Lombardic letters 'IEP VAO NEL RLI' (meaning unknown). |
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| Marks and inscriptions | IEP VAO NEL RLI (The inscription cannot readily be interpreted.)
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| Credit line | Given by Dame Joan Evans |
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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. 5. p. 492. |
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| Accession number | M.36-1975 |
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| Record created | December 15, 1999 |
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