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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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...
Gold cup w/ leopard handles, 5thC Pietroasa treasure; often thought to have Sassanian links https://plus.google.com/photos/117513149298556238652/albums/6063298198618949505 …pic.twitter.com/0HTaZS1GPd
A 4th-5thC Roman eagle made of lapis lazuli from Afghanistan; poss top of imperial sceptre? http://art.thewalters.org/detail/10590/imperial-eagle/ …pic.twitter.com/GWzPzS5CvR
A rather sweet copper-alloy Roman eagle found at Newport, Lincoln, in 1911; possibly originally mounted on a vessel: http://www.slha.org.uk/photogallery/index.php?thistopic=Archaeology_Roman#apm1_1 …pic.twitter.com/0AkTscMPp5
@caitlinrgreen You can see them at the top I defy people to wear them as brooches but as horse harness #massivepic.twitter.com/YJVjMaGVJF
@caitlinrgreen @Sparrersway what an amazing collection!
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