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Gold finger-ring
AN00451312_001_l. Gold finger-ring: an eagle design on the bezel in yellow, blue and purple cloisonné enamel, surrounded with pellets. All these images are © Trustees of the British Museum. These free low-resolution images are covered also under…
Tags: Archaeology, Art history, British Museum, Jewellery, Ring
Ivory Plaque
AN00739927_001_l. Plaque; ivory; mandorla-shaped; raised rim; carved with Christ in Majesty seated on rainbow, blessing and holding book; two pairs of attachment holes; plain reverse; chipped right-hand edge. All these images are © Trustees of the…
Tags: Archaeology, Art history, British Museum, Ivory, Religion
Bracteate pendant
AN00460147_001_l. Gold bracteate pendant with border of three rings of punched dots, central decoration and ribbed loop. All these images are © Trustees of the British Museum. These free low-resolution images are covered also under the British…
Tags: Archaeology, Bracteate, British Museum, Jewellery
Cruciform Brooch
AN00468266_001_l. Copper alloy florid cruciform brooch; square head with three knobs (top one with human mask) and punched decoration; bird head lappets; animal head terminal; remains of iron pin. All these images are © Trustees of the British…
Garnet Disc Brooch
AN00270129_001_l. Gilt silver cast keystone garnet disc brooch with zigzag nielloed border, four triangular garnets, four white bosses, decayed central setting and remains of iron pin. All these images are © Trustees of the British Museum. These…
Tags: Archaeology, British Museum, Brooch, Jewellery
Saucer brooch
AN00270121_001_l. Gilt copper alloy saucer brooch with chip-carved Style I animal decoration encircling a face-mask;cast. All these images are © Trustees of the British Museum. These free low-resolution images are covered also under the British…
Tags: Archaeology, British Museum, Brooch, Jewellery
Drinking horn
AN00029558_001_l. Glass drinking-horn, brownish-green. Plain cut rim, pointed tip, crimped collar below rim, looped trails around body. Restored.All these images are © Trustees of the British Museum. These free low-resolution images are covered also…
Sword blade
AN00021093_001_l. Iron, upper end of sword-blade + down-curved guard; 2 nielloed silver bands + dotted animals & foliage on tang; triangular pommel. All these images are © Trustees of the British Museum. These free low-resolution images are covered…
Tags: Archaeology, British Museum, Sword, Weapons
Gravestone
AN00476288_001_l. Gravestone, tapered & carved on one side with 2 moustached human masks at ends of foliate interlace, 2 animal heads at other end. All these images are © Trustees of the British Museum. These free low-resolution images are covered…
Tags: Archaeology, Art history, British Museum, Gravestone, Stonework
The Æthelwulf ring
AN00084494_001_l. Gold finger-ring, the Æthelwulf ring, the hoop flat and rising in front to a high mitre-shaped bezel. In the triangular portion a conventional 'tree', dividing the field into two halves, is flanked by two peacocks, all reserved in…
Tags: Archaeology, British Museum, Jewellery, Ring