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Children's drawings from the Ashmolean Museum's 'Anglo-Saxon Discovery' exhibition and website.

Ashmolean Museum inventory no. AN1836p.135.371.
Gold, rock crystal, enamel. Dated to the late 9th century. Gold tear-drop shaped frame holds an enamel base beneath a polished rock crystal, possibly a reused piece from an older object. The separate…

Ashmolean Museum inventory no. AN1869.20.
Gold, enamel. L. 3.1cm, max D. 2.3cm. c.850-900.
Sheet gold socketed fitting decorated with gold filigree consisting of straight, beaded and twisted wire. Fitting is topped with applied gold and enamel…

Ashmolean Museum inventory no. AN1890.14. Late 9th/early 10th century. Iron sword fragment and hilt, silver mounts inlaid with niello. High status weapon. Pommel originally featured two animal heads at each end, with protruding ears and round eyes…

Ashmolean Museum inventory no. AN1909.518. Silver and gold. Mid 8th century. Sword-pommel, base silver core with applied silver sheet and one surviving gold filigree panel. Arched panel consists of a vine of twisted gold wire with clusters of grapes…

Ashmolean Museum inventory no. AN1997.56&57. 9th century. Gold and silver. Two silver strap-ends with panels of gold filigree, consisting of beaded gold wire and clusters. The strap-ends each terminate in a stylised beast's head with large circular…

Ashmolean Museum inventory no. AN1886.443&444. Iron, brass. Early 11th century. Two stirrup-irons inlaid with brass wire scrollwork and rectangular panels with vertical strips. The foot-plate is missing from the larger of the two stirrups.…

Ashmolean Museum inventory no. AN1909.455. 7th century. L. 6.5cm. Gold, garnet. Gold buckle with two garnets enclosed by mouldings with pointed teeth. Gold back-plate. The main gem is the largest garnet of its type known from England. Found in…

Ashmolean Museum inventory no. AN1978.332. c.1000-1050. Walrus ivory. H. 8.3, W. 5.8. Originally rectangular panel, now damaged. The enthroned Virgin sits with the Christ-child on her lap, who is blessing with one hand and holding a book with the…

Ashmolean Museum inventory no. AN1909.453. Gold, garnet. Mid 7th century. The central roundel is divided into concentric rings, comprised of rectangular and T-shaped cloisonné work cells. The flared arms of the cross comprise a central panel divided…