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Mirror brooch

Mirror brooch
(1977)

Medium
gold, emeralds, silver, mirror

Measurements
5.4 × 6.0 × 1.3 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1978

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Inscription
punched (inverted) in rear u.r.: 585 A·D (...illeg.)

Accession Number
D134-1978

Department
International Decorative Arts

This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited

Physical description
Composed of two rectangles of mirror glass, with a gold band at the top, and three triangles at the base. The uppermost triangle set with six emeralds.