Antique Medaillon

Discussion in 'Tribal Art' started by abdel, Nov 2, 2017.

  1. abdel

    abdel Well-Known Member

    Hello to everybody, I bought recently these medaillons which I cannot identify it's age and what they mean.
    Thank you for your helping.
    Abdel,
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  2. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Hello Abdel,
    The first one looks Asian to me, Hindu-Buddhist.
    The second one is Roman Catholic, a depiction of the 'Holy Family', from left to right Joseph, Jesus, Mary. They are also known in Islam, but not in this way.
    The last one seems to commemmorate a Borgia duke. The Borgias were once an important ruling family in the European part of the Western Mediterranean. They were originally called Borja, from Catalunya in what is now Spain, but they came to rule over the kingdom of Naples and Sicily (now Italy). They were also important in the Roman Catholic church, one of them became Pope. Some family members were quite notorious.
     
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  3. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    The Holy Family one is definitely old. The other two? I has me doubts, as they say.
     
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