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Neckpiece
Neckpiece, silver, comprising a wire circlet with simple fastening of interlocking hooked ends and a starburst pendant with twelve silver wire rays, the longest of these turned over at the end to form a loop by which it is attached to the circlet, all the rays with flattened rounded outer ends, their other ends fixed into the fired and glazed clay 'stone' at the centre of the pendant, a cabochon of crazed amber-coloured glass fused to this 'stone'.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 51536
Acquisition
Gift, 13/7/2001
Given by Elsa Freund
Measurements
Length
(cm): 14
Width
(cm): 11.9
Height
(cm): 1.1
Width
(cm): 12.9
Length
(cm): 13.6
Length
(in): 5
Width
(in): 4
Height
(in): 7
Width
(in): 5
Length
(in): 5
Techniques
extruded
forming
Applied Art
manipulated
forming
Applied Art
modelled
forming
Applied Art
glazed
decoration
Applied Art
fused
decoration
Applied Art
Material
silver
glass
clay
glaze
Location
Gallery 22A, North : Bay 09
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