Art historian Anna Leus with the lecture "Bohemian garnets" in Berlin 20 March 2025
Anna Leus, art historian, official guide of the State Museums of Berlin. Bohemian (Czech) pyropes stand in a special row among red garnets. They were used to decorate medieval shrines and symbols of power, they were used to make magnificent necklaces and bracelets in the XIX century. Passionate, mysterious stones of the color of pigeon's blood - they are found only in Bohemia, and they are less and less....