Brooch with cameo of the image of Christ on Veronica's veil

Brooch with cameo of the image of Christ on Veronica's veil

Castellani and Sons, Rome

Gold and sapphires

Chain with tassels 27 11/16 inches, cameo 2 1/4 x 1 11/16 x 5/8 inch

Private collection

Other Micromosaics and Medieval Subjects

  • Micomosaic brooch with the Hand of God
  • Micromosiac pendant with Christ
  • Brooch with micromosiac griffin in the early medieval stryle

    • I would like to thank Susan Weber Soros, Director of the Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design, and Culture, which holds copyright on this image, and the owners of the original object, for sharing this image with the Victorian Web.