Detail, Royal tombs, Basilique Saint-Denis, Saint-Denis, France

Sword handle, detail from the effigy of Bertrand Du Gesclin, 1320-80, Constable of France 1370-80, commissioned by Charles V, made in 1397 in marble, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. The basilica is a large medieval 12th century Gothic abbey church and burial site of French kings from 10th - 18th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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LC18_FRANCE_MC_0222.jpg

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© Manuel Cohen

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Abbey Church Of Saint Denis, France