Title: | 73 Pommel in cast silver [K294] |
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Description: |
73 Pommel in cast silver of round-back form with low relief gilded interface and one side a gold mount with filigree and cloisonné ornament Individual number: K294 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: |
PAS, Portable Antiquities Scheme, Birmingham Museums Trust/Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, Staffordshire Hoard, Metalwork, Precious metal/Silver, Filigree, Archaeology, 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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