Square-headed brooch with a face-mask in the form of two pairs of eyes

Details

• Title

  Square-headed brooch with a face-mask in the form of two pairs of eyes

• Associated place

  Europe › United Kingdom › England › Cambridgeshire › South Cambridgeshire › Barrington A (Malton Farm) (place of excavation)

• Date

  Anglo-Saxon Period (AD 400 - 1066)

• Material and technique

  copper alloy, gold, gilded

• Material index

  processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy;

  processed material › metal › gold

• Technique index

  covered › metallized › gilded

• Object type

  personal ornament › jewellery › brooch › square-headed brooch

• Dimensions

  12.1 cm (length)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

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

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Antiquities

• Accession no.

  AN1909.321

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