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Description: | A silver heart-shaped plaque (now in two pieces) which depicts the bust of a female facing left, her hair long and in ridges or crimps and with her forelock flicked back. She also appears to have a comb in her hair, and perhaps a bow beneath. She wears a bodice on which are a number of widely-spaced flower heads. To the right of the bust is an initial R while to its left any initial (C or K) is probably lost in a perforation.This object can be closely compared to SOMDOR-C6EDD1, a heart-shaped silver locket which depicts King Charles II and Queen Catherine of Braganza; the latter's bust is similarly positioned between the letters K and R. This image of Queen Catherine is closely comparable with contemporary images such as that painted in c1660-1 by Dirk Stoop (1618-1636) in which the Queen's hair is depicted with similar details.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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