Kent County Council, Andrew Richardson, 2003-09-18 11:56:19
Title
Anglo-Saxon Kentish Disc brooch front
Description
English: A gilded silver Kentish Disc brooch of Avent's Class 2.1. The brooch is small with a narrow border of impressed triangles placed apex to base to form a pattern of zig-zag impressions which are inlaid with niello. Lying inside and against the border is a finely beaded gilt frame and within this the field is divided into gilded zones by three sub-rectangular cells lying against a circular central cell. The three cells are filled with plate garnets set over waffle patterned gold foil, the central cell is empty. Each of the three gilded fields is entirely filled with a single, highly stylised Style I zoomorph consisting of a head and back leg only. The back of the brooch is plain with the catchplate and broken pin fastening still soldered in position.
Depicted place
(County of findspot) Kent
Date
between 520 and 550
Accession number
FindID: 41871 Old ref: KENT4837 Filename: KENT-4837a.jpg
Credit line
The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Attribution: The Portable Antiquities Scheme/ The Trustees of the British Museum
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