Serpents adorned with necklaces of jewels wisdom.
There was a flight of steps ascending to these doors, and beyond were two smaller doors encrusted with jewels - the rubies were particularly fine.
The shrine was magnificently adorned with the gold and silver and jewels offered by the pious.
In the north-west chamber was a woman's skeleton, and she had her jewels, mostly of Greek work.
When the king went forth to war thirteen great crosses made of gold and jewels were carried in wagons before him as his standards, and each was followed by 10,000 knights and 100,000 footmen.
