Brooch, before 1888, Italian, Glass micromosaic, gold, Overall: 1 1/2 x 2 13/16 in. (3.8 x 7.1 cm), Metalwork-Jewelry, Firm of Castellani, Mosaic possibly by Luigi Podio, The pale yellow-gold mount is a subtle foil for the head of medusa, whose grisly coiffure crawling with snakes is no less exquisitely configured in blond hues of the tesserated glass known as micromosaic
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Brooch, 1888, Italian, Glass micromosaic, gold, Overall, 1 1/2 x 2 13/16, 3.8 7.1 cm, Metalwork-Jewelry, Firm of Castellani, Mosaic possibly, by Luigi Podio, pale, yellow-gold, mount, subtle foil, head, medusa, grisly coiffure, crawling, snakes, no less, exquisitely, configured, blond hues, tesserated glass, micromosaic
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