Disc brooch

Details

• Title

  Disc brooch

• Associated place

  Europe › United Kingdom › England › Kent › Thanet › Monkton (Grave 3 (disturbed inhumation, with two amethysts)) (place of excavation)

• Date

  7th century AD (AD 601 - 700)
  Anglo-Saxon Period (AD 400 - 1066)

• Material and technique

  garnet, glass, gold, shell

• Material index

  inorganic › mineral › garnet;

  processed material › glass;

  processed material › metal › gold;

  organic › animal › shell

• Object type

  personal ornament › jewellery › brooch › disc brooch

• Dimensions

  6.3 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Purchased with the assistance of The Art Fund.

• Museum location

  Second floor | Gallery 41 | England 400 - 1600

• Museum department

  Antiquities

• Accession no.

  AN1972.1401

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