Shears Ring Brooch

$6.00

A ring brooch in the shape of a shears copied from one of nearly 500 late 13th-century molds preserved in Magdeburg, dating from before 1284. The original mold (see gallery) casts two shear-shaped ring brooches simultaneously and is one of three (!) molds that produce brooches in the form of shears.


Product details: Berger, Daniel. Steingussformen aus dem Spätromanischen-Frühgotischen Magdeburg. 2006. P. 44 (GF-Nr. 183.)
Dimensions (H x W):
2 1/2 x 7/8 inches
63 x 22 mm

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Weight .5 oz