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: Sardonyx and Amethyst Brooch


Sardonyx and Amethyst Brooch

Sardonyx and Amethyst disc brooch, probably an Italo-Byzantine imitation of the imperial fibula of the Byzantine court; cameo (white upper layer on brown ground) portrays a profile bust of a helmeted figure, probably Athena

Picture No
10500370
Media ID
44350870
Size
5428px x 7230px (9.9MB)
Credit
©Ashmolean Museum / Mary Evans
Source
stone (sardonyx, amethyst), gold
Date
6th century

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Amethyst Athena Brooch Brooches Cameo Disc Fibula Helmeted Imitation Italo Ornament Ornaments Replica Sardonyx


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