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Middleham Jewel
The Middleham Jewel
MaterialGold
Sapphire
Createdlate 15th Century
Period/cultureMedieval
Discovered1985
Middleham Castle, Middleham North Yorkshire
Present locationMedieval Gallery, Yorkshire Museum, York
IdentificationYORYM: 1991.43
Front of the Middleham Jewel, showing the Crucifixion of Jesus (high res).
Reverse of the Middleham Jewel, showing the Nativity of Jesus.

The Middleham Jewel is a late 15th-century gold pendant, set with a large blue sapphire stone. Each side of the lozenge-shaped pendant is engraved with a religious scene. It was discovered by a metal detectorist in 1985 near Middleham Castle, the northern home of Richard III, and acquired by the Yorkshire Museum in York for £2.5 million.

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