Vaclav IV (Charles IV) crown on display for his 700th birthday at a palace I visited recently...a palace open to the public, but, nonetheless, a palace!
Anyhow, the crowns there inspired me to make a series of crowns...this is the 4th in the series. His coronation crown, which he had made to honor Saint Wenceslas (St Vaclav). Totally tricked out in real life too...gems and pearls basically in this array, though the real crown used sapphires, a ruby, spinels (like a ruby), emeralds and pearls.
My version here is in clay -- fired -- but not solid gold as the real one is rendered! Yes, it fits the head, but a bit heavy.
The original below right...
Here below is how it looked as the clay was drying.
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