Crozier head, anonymous, c. 1220 - c. 1230 Curl of a bishop's staff of gilded copper and light blue enamel Champlevé. The cylindrical sleeve of the staff is decorated with leaf vines and appliqued dragons. Above that an openwork nodus with winding dragons. The crowning of the staff is formed by a dragon, with the head at the end of the spiral -shaped curl. In the curl, an angel (Saint Michael) kills a dragon with a sword, which is decorated with light blue glass pearls. Limoges copper (metal). gilding Curl of a bishop's staff of gilded copper and light blue enamel Champlevé. The cylindrical sl
Crozier head, anonymous, c. 1220 - c. 1230 Curl of a bishop's staff of gilded copper and light blue enamel Champlevé. The cylindrical sleeve of the staff is decorated with leaf vines and appliqued dragons. Above that an openwork nodus with winding dragons. The crowning of the staff is formed by a dragon, with the head at the end of the spiral -shaped curl. In the curl, an angel (Saint Michael) kills a dragon with a sword, which is decorated with light blue glass pearls. Limoges copper (metal). gilding Curl of a bishop's staff of gilded copper and light blue enamel Champlevé. The cylindrical sleeve of the staff is decorated with leaf vines and appliqued dragons. Above that an openwork nodus with winding dragons. The crowning of the staff is formed by a dragon, with the head at the end of the spiral -shaped curl. In the curl, an angel (Saint Michael) kills a dragon with a sword, which is decorated with light blue glass pearls. Limoges copper (metal). gilding
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