Two 7thC Anglo-Saxon gold pendants made from Roman mosaic glass, from a necklace found in Kent http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/68939 …pic.twitter.com/EJwrgrCJhq
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One more example of 7thC Anglo-Saxon reuse of Roman material—pendant w/ coin of Valentinian II, found Staffordshire: http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=88572&partId=1&page=15&searchText=&images=&people=&place=&from=&fromDate=&to=&toDate=&object=&subject=&matcult=8832 …pic.twitter.com/R2OANQP2p6
Another Anglo-Saxon 7thC gold & garnet cloisonné pendant set w/ a Roman coin, in this case of Valens (364–78): http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=88973&partId=1&page=19&matcult=8832&sortBy=imageName …pic.twitter.com/VchldRlwD0
This carved garnet is astonishing.
Yes, agreed! :)
a whole new set of things to learn about and become obsessed by. Thank you.
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