Title: | 541 Large Mount - Mystery Object |
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Description: |
541 Large Mount - Mystery Object: There is no known parallel to the mystery object, but experts believe it was part of an early Christian head dress. Roundel-with-disc in gold and garnet cloisonné, with animal-ornamented panels and a glass gem-setting. Individual numbers: Animal panels [K54, K467, K1324, K1510] Triangular cloisonné panel [K112] Roundel [K130] Smaller disc [K545] Cylindrical column [K1055] From the Staffordshire Hoard collection, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, UK * The Staffordshire Hoard is the largest collection of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver metalwork ever found. Discovered in a field near the village of Hammerwich, near Lichfield, in Staffordshire, England on 5 July 2009, it consists of around 4,000 items. |
Keywords: |
Precious metal/Gold, Anglo-Saxon, PAS, Portable Antiquities Scheme, Precious stone/Garnet, Antiquities, Birmingham Museums Trust/Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, Staffordshire Hoard, Metalwork, Cloisonné, Archaeology, Zoomorphic, Millefiori, Antiquities/ Anglo-Saxon |
Usage Rights: | Creative Commons 0 - Public Domain. Optional attribution: Photo by Birmingham Museums Trust, licensed under CC0 |
Credit Line: | The Staffordshire Hoard is owned by Birmingham and Stoke-on-Trent City Councils on behalf of the nation and cared for by Birmingham Museums Trust and The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery |
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