A L4-E5thC gold+garnet 'pushmi-pullyu' (=goats!) from a catacomb grave at Kerch, Crimea, see http://www.mpov.uw.edu.pl/en/thesaurus/tribes-and-peoples/ostrogoths- …pic.twitter.com/dUvPsJoeEp
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A L5th-E6thC Ostrogothic eagle brooch from the Domagnano Treasure, San Marino: http://www.gnm.de/ausstellungen/dauerausstellung/vor-und-fruehgeschichte/ …pic.twitter.com/1F4CELbAaE
Another view of this L5/E6thC brooch along w/ other finds, incl the lovely cicada brooch! :) http://lastoriaviva.it/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/item__1237989724.jpg …pic.twitter.com/lvwo9yt0Wn
Entomologist here - anatomically these are flies, or at a stretch, bees. Seen other ornamental cicadas. PS I'm from Saxilby.
Interesting...usually accepted as cicadas(drawing of others attached)+development of E.European forms...pic.twitter.com/mE3S0B8bnV
>def have similar wing+head forms to cicada brooch types attested in Caucasus region in 5/6thC...otoh, am def not entomologist!!
whoops- apologies for running off with your bees ...
Feel free! Agree are fascinating little creatures, and I love some of those links, so thanks! :)
What a story!
Absolutely! :)
.@caitlinrgreen Plainer, copper, but of a similar date, AD350-450, East Germanic @metmuseum
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/466255 …pic.twitter.com/4P6Rioo8HG
Napoleon of course chose these as symbols of the French Empire. Personally I am most impressed by the account of a pagan horse burial here
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