Jewellery in the Gothic period

Ring Brooch, 1340–49, German, Middle Rhine. Gold, spinels, sapphires; (2.2 x 0.5 cm). “This brooch, a superb and well-preserved example of fourteenth-century jewelry, comes from a hoard found in the Rhenish village of Lingenfeld in 1969. Because the hoard contained… Continue reading →