A 6thC Frankish gold & garnet cloisonné fish brooch from Bülach, Switzerland, w/ garnet scales: http://www.expoarcheo.ch/impressum_e.html …pic.twitter.com/tVV79sFVaT
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Two gold and garnet cloisonné dragon terminals from a 5thC Eastern Hunnic 'royal collar', ?Kyrgyzstan: http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2014/old-master-sculpture-works-art-l14233/lot.12.html …pic.twitter.com/Jph1cFxNIy
Finally the gold, glass & garnet cloisonné dagger from an E6thC Silla tomb, Korea; prob made in Black Sea area: https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mpanKmU_ckYC&pg=PA132&lpg=PA132#v=onepage&q&f=false …pic.twitter.com/2bvquy4jTB
The gold & garnet cloisonné sword-harness pyramids from the early 7th-century Sutton Hoo ship burial, with blue chequered millefiori on the top: http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=87368&partId=1 …pic.twitter.com/Ybn6NELV89
The tiny garnet face hidden on the leg of the bird mount from the early 7th-century Sutton Hoo shield :) http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details/collection_image_gallery.aspx?partid=1&assetid=722950001&objectid=86436 …pic.twitter.com/Ys2yqazVLx
Two 6th-century Frankish bird brooches, made from garnet, gold, glass and pearl: https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/17.191.164-5/ …pic.twitter.com/R16x6Le9kn
A 7th-century Anglo-Saxon gold & garnet pendant from Southampton Football Club; the rest of the cemetery lies unexcavated under the pitch! https://www.flickr.com/photos/wessexarchaeology/51572937/in/gallery-49590941@N04-72157624032036566/ …pic.twitter.com/p9j1uimoxI
A gold and garnet bird of prey from the 7th-century Anglo-Saxon Staffordshire Hoard.pic.twitter.com/Wb8g0aTFje
Thank you for posting this! Fascinated by the origins of this form of decoration and art, shall enjoy reading those articles. ;-)
My pleasure, hope you enjoy — both articles are fascinating!
i could wear all that
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