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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
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 Dame Carol Colburn-Grigor CBE 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.
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