Bird brooch

Title

Bird brooch

Subject

Art history

Description

CANCM:7523 - Bird brooch, silver gilt, garnet inset in eye and tail;
niello inlay. (Accessions register states: "Objects
from this grave
disturbed before excavation and recorded from spoil
heap by Mr. Jarvis and
his wife").
Found Bekesbourne,
Kent by Mr. F. Jenkins, in grave 30 of the Anglo-Saxon cemetery.
Acquired from Mr. P.G. Wilson, (Boundary Cottage, Bekesbourne).
All images © Canterbury City Museums.

Creator

Canterbury City Museums

Files

Bird brooch

Citation

Canterbury City Museums, “Bird brooch,” Woruldhord, accessed April 24, 2024, http://poppy.nsms.ox.ac.uk/woruldhord/items/show/698.

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