animal-head brooch
- Museum number
- 1891,0720.1
- Description
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Copper alloy animal-head brooch: broad plain central rib, with narrow rib forming two arms from the middle to the ears; wavy parallel lines of punched dot decoration; casting flaws: an ovoid hole on right of snout; cast back-plate.
- Production date
- 11thC
- Dimensions
-
Length: 5 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Comment from Kidd, Haith & Ager 'Summary Catalogue' (draft MS)
Published:
LITHBERG N. 1928. Gotland i British Museum, Fornvännen 23, Stockholm, 193
CARLSSON A. 1983. Djurhuvudformiga spännen och gotländsk vikingatid, Stockholm Studies in Archaeology 5. Stockholm, p. 186 no. 84; 156
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1891
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- 1891,0720.1