£170
Anglo-Scandinavian cloisonne brooch, circa 10th - 11th century. A gilded copper-alloy disc brooch with six peripheral lugs, the centre of the brooch is decorated with cloisonne enamel cells that form a eight-petalled floral design. All but one of the peripheral lugs retain their original blue glass bead. Ref: British Artefacts, volume 3. p. 32. Cf. the Minster Lovell jewel: https://collections.ashmolean.org/collection/search/per_page/25/offset/0/sort_by/relevance/object/23225
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