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The engraved Latin inscription on the back identifies the subject: “Bishop Reginald of Bath hands this over to Queen Margaret of Sicily.” The inscription on the front lists the relics once contained under a crystal: “Of the blood of Saint Thomas martyr. Of his vestments stained with his blood: of the cloak, the belt, the hood, the shoe, the shirt.” The bishop probably presented this pendant to the queen on the occasion of her son’s marriage in 1177 to the daughter of Henry II. Medieval Pendant, Canterbury England, Queen Margaret, Ancient Jewels, Wallis Simpson, Ancient Jewellery, Medieval World, Historical Jewellery, Art Ancien

The engraved Latin inscription on the back identifies the subject: “Bishop Reginald of Bath hands this over to Queen Margaret of Sicily.” The inscription on the front lists the relics once contained under a crystal: “Of the blood of Saint Thomas martyr. Of his vestments stained with his blood: of the cloak, the belt, the hood, the shoe, the shirt.” The bishop probably presented this pendant to the queen on the occasion of her son’s marriage in 1177 to the daughter of Henry II.

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Pendant  Date: early 7th century Culture: Anglo-Saxon Medium: Gold, garnets with patterned foil backings Saxon History, Anglo Saxon History, Front Plate, Gold Fronts, Historical Jewellery, Early Medieval, Medieval Jewelry, Medieval Period, Anglo Saxon

The three Kentish pieces were excavated in 1894 in Teynham, three miles from the center of production of Kentish jewerly in Faversham. The large brooch (right) is made of two parts: a silver-gilt backplate and a gold front plate consisting of cloisonné inlay, annular in shape, with four triangular settings radiating from it

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