Brooch

Details

• Title

  Brooch

• Associated place

  Europe › France › Somme (department) › Arrondissement of Amiens › Picquigny (find spot)

• Date

  Migration Period (Europe) (AD 400 - 800)

• Material and technique

  billon, gold, niello, silver, gilded, nielloed

• Material index

  processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy › billon;

  processed material › metal › gold;

  processed material › niello;

  processed material › metal › silver

• Technique index

  covered › metallized › gilded;

  nielloed

• Object type

  personal ornament › jewellery › brooch › radiate-headed brooch

• Dimensions

  6.8 cm (length)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Sir Arthur Evans, from the collection of Sir John Evans.

• Museum location

  Second floor | Gallery 41 | England 400 - 1600

• Museum department

  Antiquities

• Accession no.

  AN1909.661.e

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