archaicwonder:The Milton Brooch, Anglo-Saxon, 7th Century ADThe Milton Jewel is one of the finest ex
archaicwonder:The Milton Brooch, Anglo-Saxon, 7th Century ADThe Milton Jewel is one of the finest examples of Anglo-Saxon brooches of the period, with a sophisticated design carried out in a combination of materials.The use of cloisons inlaid with garnet, filigree knot work decoration on gold sheet and shell bosses are typical of this type. The brooch was found in 1832 in a cemetery at Milton, west of Dorchester-on-Thames. There is another similar brooch in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, which was found nearby. -- source link
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