A pair of 8th/9thC tweezers from Honington, Lincs, w/ runic inscription of lns 73–5 of Old English poem Azarias, see https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/511213 …pic.twitter.com/bXaPttrbKO
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A pair of 8th/9thC tweezers from Honington, Lincs, w/ runic inscription of lns 73–5 of Old English poem Azarias, see https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/511213 …pic.twitter.com/bXaPttrbKO
Two Anglo-Saxon pyramidal sword mounts found in Lincolnshire; one with garnet cloisonné & the other silver w/ a rare malachite setting.pic.twitter.com/jTzegTcFs1
An 11th or 12thC gilded stud from a belt, found during excavations at the west gate of Lincoln Castle & now in @collectionusher.pic.twitter.com/M7I5BuAqxH
Did amethysts have any significance?
It prevents drunkenness, protects against spells, helps dealings w/ kings, & wards off hail+locusts ;)
Hmm...looking at these I could almost swear that they're...uh, never mind!
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