A Roman mosaic w/ hearts, from Cotterstock, Northamptonshire, found 1793 & pub by Wm Fowler in 1802pic.twitter.com/hzdzSlZ8fR
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A lovely 14th/15thC asymmetrical gold heart brooch, prob given as a love token, found Leics: http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/647936 …pic.twitter.com/0X1EbkyhaU
An even more decorative 14thC example, w/ clasping hands and flowers: http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?assetId=474846&objectId=43612&partId=1 …pic.twitter.com/uH3kwmCUiB
Would post some more, but looking at my TL I'll just suggest #FF @DrDonnaYates instead :) eg https://twitter.com/drdonnayates/status/566629537535246336 …pic.twitter.com/ykGCv2ZMh9
@caitlinrgreen < So does this ring prove otherwise...?
@GanferHaarFinn Good question! They certainly look like love hearts to modern eyes, hence posting, but to AS? Hmm... Foliage more plausible?
@caitlinrgreen So beautiful...
“@caitlinrgreen: Posted before, but lovely--?9C Anglo-Saxon http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/486601 … & http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/233750 … pic.twitter.com/NPTOF5j2jf”
@caitlinrgreen <...as a lover hands his heart to the beloved lady, in a manuscript of the Roman de la poire, mid-13th century."...>
@caitlinrgreen <according to wikipedia (not the best source, but it'll do for now) 'The earliest known visual depiction of a heart symbol..>
@caitlinrgreen Honest question - would this have been seen as a heart in AS times? Or do we see it as that because of familiarity? >
@caitlinrgreen I haven't seen these before, but they are indeed very beautiful.
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