Medallion Pendant
1400-1500 (made)
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The medallion is enclosed in a round case edged by a ribbed and twisted band. The front is set with a carved roundel of mother-of-pearl, depicting the Adoration of the Magi. The Virgin stands beneath a tall Gothic canopy holding the Child. The back of the case is embossed with a silver-gilt roundel of the Vernicle on a cross with ends shaped as fleur-de-lis, all on a gilt ground.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Carved mother-of-pearl mounted in silver-gilt |
| Brief description | Medallion pendant, silver-gilt edge with a depiction of the Adoration of the Magi in mother-of-pearl, Germany, 1400-1500 |
| Physical description | The medallion is enclosed in a round case edged by a ribbed and twisted band. The front is set with a carved roundel of mother-of-pearl, depicting the Adoration of the Magi. The Virgin stands beneath a tall Gothic canopy holding the Child. The back of the case is embossed with a silver-gilt roundel of the Vernicle on a cross with ends shaped as fleur-de-lis, all on a gilt ground. |
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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. 41. p. 505. |
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| Accession number | 39-1894 |
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| Record created | December 15, 1999 |
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