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Historical Archive: Talisman de Charlemagne Talisman of Charlemagne, Charlemagne's Amulet: pendant reliquary 9th century; said to have been found in the tomb of Charlemagne (d.814) gold, sapphire, and other gems; without chain 7.3 x 6.5 cm Reims, Cathedral Treasury, displayed at Palais du Tau full object with 19th c. chain full object neck with suspension loops oblique from lower right neck with suspension loop, oblique from right upper left shoulder, oblique from left foliate setting of central sapphire, oblique from right other side (with later glass in center): photo by Vassil on Wikimedia