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| Weight | .5 oz |
|---|---|
| Pennsic debut | 2007 |
Butterfly or Flying Fish Brooch
$5.00
When we made this brooch, we took the word of the archaeologists who found it in Ypres that it is a flying fish. But we have since seen a medieval manuscript picture that showed a tapestry or mural covering a wall behind the main action (and which we will find again, I promise, and cite) that made it clear that animals this shape are in fact butterflies. The original dated 1350-1400.
Product details: van Beuningen, H. J. E., A. M. Koldeweij, and D. Kicken. Heilig en Profaan 2. Cothen: Stichting Middeleeuwse Religieuze en Profane Insignes, 2001. No. 1825.
Dimensions (H x W):
1 3/16 x 1 1/16 inches
30 x 27 mm
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