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

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