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medallion~pendant
1608/1619
British Museum
London, United Kingdom
Pendant oval medallion of Johann Sigismund, Margrave of Brandenburg and Duke of Prussia; gold; cast and enamelled; obverse: bust to right; reverse: shield of twelve quarters with inescutcheon of the hereditary chamberlain, surmounted by Electoral bonnet; scroll border with enamel imitating emeralds; suspended by three chains from figure of Imperial Eagle with arms of hereditary chamberlain; inscribed.
Details
- Title: medallion~pendant
- Date Created: 1608/1619
- Physical Dimensions: Length: 4.30cm (portrait); Width: 3.20cm (portrait); Height: 10.90cm (total); Width: 5.70cm (total); Depth: 0.50cm; Weight: 43.00g
- External Link: British Museum collection online
- Technique: cast; enamelled; chased; pounced
- Registration number: WB.179
- Production place: Made in Berlin
- Material: gold; enamel
- Copyright: Photo: © Trustees of the British Museum
- Acquisition: Bequeathed by Rothschild, Ferdinand Anselm
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