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| | Medieval Jewelry |
 | | Besides such decorative items as necklaces, bracelets, ear-rings, or brooches, here belong also such articles that are functional as well as decorative (for example, cuff links, buckles) and, by extension, also movable jewelry and articles that are sewn on a garment, for example, a hat ornament (enseigne), decorative buttons, and jewelled dress ornaments. |
 | | Diadems, often richly decorated with precious stones, had been worn by men and women since Antiquity. |
 | | ("A personal seal of King Richard") or a heraldic figure, as is the case with a late fourteenth-century signet ring engraved with the coats of arms of the Grailly family. |
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