Radiate headed brooches

Details

• Title

  Radiate headed brooches

• Associated place

  Europe › France › Somme (department) › Arrondissement of Montdidier › Thennes (find spot)

• Date

  Migration Period (Europe) (AD 400 - 800)

• Material and technique

  garnet, gold, niello, silver, gilded, nielloed

• Material index

  inorganic › mineral › garnet;

  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

  [i] 13.8 cm (length)
  [i] 7 cm (width)
  [i] 96.4 kg (weight)
  [ii] 13.8 cm (length)
  [ii] 7 cm (width)
  [ii] 95.7 g (weight)

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• No. of items

  2

• 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.

  AN1909.614

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