page_title: French Crown Jewels
section_title: Serpentine paten
hierarchical_section_title: French Crown Jewels / Regalia and jewels at the Louvre / Serpentine paten
caption_attribution_description: English: Serpentine paten with fish. Paten: 1st century BCE/CE; mount: court of Charles the Bald (second half of the 9th century). Serpentine, gold, glass and gems. Before in Abbey of Saint-Denis's treasure Français&#160;: Patène en serpentine aux poissons. Patène&#160;: Ier siècle av. J.-C./ap. J.-C.&#160;; monture&#160;: cour de Charles le Chauve (seconde moitié du IXe siècle). Serpentine, or, verres et pierres précieuses. autrefois au trésor de l'Abbaye de Saint-Denis
context_page_description: The French Crown Jewels comprise the crowns, orb, sceptres, diadems and jewels that were symbols of Royal power between 752 and 1825. These were worn by many Kings and Queens of France. The set was finally broken up, with most of it sold off in 1885 by the Third French Republic. The surviving French Crown Jewels, principally a set of historic crowns, diadems and parures, are mainly on display in the Galerie d'Apollon of the Louvre, France's premier museum and former royal palace, together with the Regent Diamond, the Sancy Diamond and the 105-carat Côte-de-Bretagne red spinel, carved into the form of a dragon. In addition, some gemstones and jewels are on display in the Treasury vault of the Mineralogy gallery in the National Museum of Natural History.
context_section_description: The serpentine paten said to be of Abbot Suger of the 1st century BC or AD, associated with the Cup of the Ptolemies, was used at the coronation of queens and keeps its gem-studded gold Carolingian mountings of Charles the Bald.
caption: Paten of serpentine with inlaid gold fish, 1st century BCE or CE, with 9th-century mounts, Louvre.
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