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View full screenHasp of a coffer of gilded copper and champleve enamel, from Wauchope, near Langholm, 13th century
H.KJ 88
Limoges, France, Western Europe
13th century
Complete, but gilding worn, some losses to the enamel, particularly towards the tail of the largest serpent
Wauchope, Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, Northern Europe
Angels, Nobles and Unicorns: Art and Patronage in Medieval Scotland (12 Aug 1982 - 26 Sep 1982)
Royal Museum of Scotland
Glenn, Virginia, Romanesque & Gothic: Decorative Metalwork and Ivory Carvings in the Museum of Scotland, NMSE Publishing, Edinburgh, 2003
Caldwell, D.H. (ed). Angels Nobles and Unicorns: Art and Patronage in Medieval Scotland. Edinburgh: NMS, 1982
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