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Source Description
This private, devotional brooch is shaped like an "A" and inscribed with the abbreviated prayer of AGLA: Atha Gebri Leilan Adonai ("Thou art mighty forever, O Lord").
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
6114
label
Amuletic Brooch
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
6114
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Amuletic Brooch
description
This private, devotional brooch is shaped like an "A" and inscribed with the abbreviated prayer of AGLA: Atha Gebri Leilan Adonai ("Thou art mighty forever, O Lord").
provenance
Collection of Warne, England, ca. 1830; Victor Gay, ca. 1887; John Hunt, Dublin, Ireland [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; purchased by Walters Art Museum, 1969.
date
13th century (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
brooches
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
1.5
height
1.6
depth
0.3
dimensionsRaw
9/16 x 5/8 x 1/8 in. (1.5 x 1.6 x 0.3 cm)
Source extras
cul
English
style
Gothic
inscriptions
Incribed on front: A/G/LA; [Transcription] A[tha] G[ebri] L[eilan] A[donai]; [Translation] Thou art mighty forever
O Lord.Inscribed on reverse: IO/FASA/ME/RE/DOZDEA/MER [Transcription] Io fas amer e doz de amer; [Translation] I am love and a gift of love.
med
gold and semiprecious stones
creator_ids
6197
collection_ids
MED
JWL
exhibition_ids
1994
2513
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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ca37dd518bf50e72
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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5b3d49e6fd30e96d
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no
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no