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bird brooch
Object Type
bird brooch
Museum number
1867,0729.35
Description
Gilt silver bird brooch with garnet disc for eye and incised plumage; strips along wing and tail of nielloed zigzags.
Cultures/periods
Merovingian
Production date
6thC(late)
Excavator/field collector
Excavated by:
George Alexander Hillier
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Chessell Down
, grave 23
Materials
silver
gold
garnet
niello
Technique
cast
gilded
inlaid
incised
Dimensions
Length:
3.60 centimetres
Location
Not on display
Exhibition history
2020 15 Feb-5 Nov, Isle of Wight, Newport, Carisbrooke Castle Museum, Anglo Saxon Treasures
Subjects
bird
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Rt-Hon Lord Otho Augustus Fitzgerald
Acquisition date
1867
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
1867,0729.35