A 9thC Anglo-Saxon eagle of St John the Evangelist (Brandon, Suffolk) for his feast day :) http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=84963&partId=1&images=true …pic.twitter.com/nofkXnzqHv
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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 @TheSandlings Is that gold edged red cloisonne very Germanic then? Seen it in Anglo-Saxon jewellry.
@TinaPJMD @TheSandlings Yes, def in 5-7thC, tho' originates in Late Roman workshops + early examples are from Iraq:https://twitter.com/caitlinrgreen/status/579359924750303233 …
@caitlinrgreen @monkes_art Hah, that's one of ours! :D It was a question in our Migration Period exams... *nostalgia*
@TarkabarkaHolgy @monkes_art It's lovely! :) Out of curiosity, what was the question?!
@caitlinrgreen @monkes_art We had to be able to describe all famous treasure finds. :) My favorite has always been Bakodpuszta, it's Scirian
@caitlinrgreen That's beautiful. I can just imagine it on the horse. What a beautiful thought. Thank you very much for sharing.
@caitlinrgreen fabulous, Caitlin =


, glad you posted %%robert

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