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Description: | Medieval gilt sheet copper alloy pendent reliquary with cloisonné enamel inlay, hollow, plano-convex and consisting of a back-plate, domed decorated front piece and two suspension loops riveted to the edge of the latter. Mid-way between the loops there is a rectangular cut-out in the back plate. Decoration comprises an eagle displayed, its head, body and tail feathers in light blue enamel (mostly decayed) and feet and wings in white, set within a darker blue circle, all on a gilt ground. Diameter 39-40mm. Thickness 15mm. Cut-out 9 x 5-6mm. No parallel has been noted, though the style and quality of the enamelling suggests manufacture in Limoges. Perhaps a relic was held within the interior and some form of stopper sealed the cut-out. End of the 12th - first half 13th century.
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