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quoit brooch
Object Type
quoit brooch
Museum number
1918,0708.35
Description
Silver quoit brooch, parcel-gilt; scalloped edge; plain band flanked by bands of chip-carved animals and masks in the Quoit Brooch Style; two rivets and two holes at notch; ball-headed pin.
School/style
Quoit brooch style
Cultures/periods
Frankish
Sub-Roman
Early Anglo-Saxon
Production date
5thC
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Howletts (Littlebourne)
, grave B
Materials
silver
gold
Technique
chip-carved
punched
incised
parcel-gilded
Dimensions
Diameter:
6.30 centimetres
Location
Not on display
Exhibition history
Exhibited: 1977 London, BM, Animals in Art
Subjects
animal
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Mrs Moysey
Acquisition date
1918
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
1918,0708.35
Conservation
Treatment
: 16 Jul 1984
Treatment
: 05 Nov 2002