Two brooches

Details

• Title

  Two brooches

• Associated place

  Europe › Germany › Rhineland-Palatinate › Andernach (find spot)

• Date

  Migration Period (Europe) (AD 400 - 800)

• Material and technique

  billon, gold, gilded

• Material index

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

  processed material › metal › gold

• Technique index

  covered › metallized › gilded

• Object type

  personal ornament › jewellery › brooch › radiate-headed brooch

• Dimensions

  [i] 8.6 cm (length)
  [i] 5.7 cm (width)
  [i] 18.95 g (weight)
  [ii] 8.5 cm (length)
  [ii] 5.6 cm (width)
  [ii] 17.21 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.

  AN1909.749.a

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