A 9thC gold finger-ring bezel from Surrey showing the eagle of St John the Evangelist: http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=84994&partId=1 …pic.twitter.com/0YGthnMYBo
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A 9thC gold finger-ring bezel from Surrey showing the eagle of St John the Evangelist: http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=84994&partId=1 …pic.twitter.com/0YGthnMYBo
A Late Anglo-Saxon (9-11thC) gold ring w/ eagle design in cloisonné enamel, found in Kent: http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?assetId=451312001&objectId=86995&partId=1 …pic.twitter.com/MWTVFOw4NV
A much earlier, 5thC eagle from a Hunnic saddle in tomb of a Gepid prince, Apahida, Romania http://www.mpov.uw.edu.pl/en/thesaurus/tribes-and-peoples/gepids …pic.twitter.com/yid0VRu44c
Two of the prob mid5thC eagle brooches from the Pietroasa Gothic treasure from Romania: https://plus.google.com/photos/117513149298556238652/albums/6063298198618949505 …pic.twitter.com/Tsk3NWz4mY
Detail of the eagle brooches & suggestion of how they were worn: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pietroasele_Treasure … & https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=3jU9AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA124&lpg=PA124#v=onepage&q&f=false …pic.twitter.com/rUd5erCkV0
@caitlinrgreen they are a lot more massive than on drawings in Mainz museum > drawing suggesting how could have looked as horse decorations
@morangles Interesting.... Early Gepid eagle decoration def from horse saddle...
@caitlinrgreen Fantastic! I wish I'd have found that record a couple of months back :-)
@tomgoskar Ooh, something similar turned up?! :)
@caitlinrgreen Yes. Do you subscribe to British Archaeology? Brief summary and links here: http://tom.goskar.com/2015/12/09/animal-headed-saints/ …
@tomgoskar Alas, I don't, tho' I prob should! Fabulous find there and great linked blogpost, thanks! :)
@caitlinrgreen It's the 9th century date that I'm pleased to see. Thanks for tweeting it - opened my eyes somewhat.
@tomgoskar my pleasure :) Hope it proves useful!
Is he making a paper airplane? ;)
Holding a stylus, but your version is more fun! ;)
@caitlinrgreen There are bird/human hybrid images in the @britishmuseum excellent Egypt After the Pharoahs exhibition. Ancient symbols.
@worcesteryokel Indeed. See also, perhaps, this from Assyria:https://twitter.com/caitlinrgreen/status/630098761818243072 …
@caitlinrgreen How is it formed? The line widths are so even.
@Pudham Clearly exceptionally high quality! Is incised and inlaid with niello
@caitlinrgreen Is that a sword in his right hand?
@mjd1735 It's a pen/stylus :)
@caitlinrgreen ah yes. thanks! matt in San Francisco
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