A 6thC disc-on-bow brooch with garnet cloisonné, found on the island of Gotland, Sweden: http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=86761&partId=1 …pic.twitter.com/1IV8EIcl7s
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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
Aren't those Irish Celtic swirls? #lindisfarnegospels #suttonhoo @drmichaelcscott
There are similar swirls on metalwork from the Black Sea coast :)
AS I said, oh well, but have a look at this: https://vimeo.com/144744067 : from 1991 so a bit ropy. But Tim Taylor, now ProfVienna still cool!
Thanks! I'll save the url and have a watch later! :)
Korea!
Indeed! :)
The archaeology of the Black Sea area is fascinating! :)
Wow! The Indo-Pacific beads earlier on in the paper are lovely too :-)
Stunningly beautiful work!
If you've gotta go, you might as well do it with elegance!
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