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NON-IRISH ANTIQUITY : GIRONA FINDS

Object Name
Salamander pendant, Gold and Rubies
Description
'Gold pendant in the form of a salamander, with four legs and two wings; the scales, mouth, teeth, eyes and nose are clearly modelled. Of the nine table-cut and bowl-set rubies only three survive.' Flanagan, L. 'Ireland's Armada Legacy' (1988) p.192
Materials
gold & rubies
Place Collected

Catalogue Number
BELUM.BGR.1
Copyright
National Museums NI