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Disk Brooch

early 600s
Not on view
The region of Kent, in southeastern England, was an important center of Anglo-Saxon jewelry production of the type represented by this delicate, brightly colored piece. The interlace patterns created by gold filigree and the polished garnets reflect the high quality of goods worn by individuals in life and later buried with them.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Disk Brooch
  • Date: early 600s
  • Geography: Made in Faversham, England
  • Culture: Anglo-Saxon
  • Medium: Gold with garnets, glass, and niello
  • Dimensions: Overall: 1 7/8 x 7/16 x 1/16 in. (4.7 x 1.1 x 0.2 cm)
  • Classification: Metalwork-Gold
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1987
  • Object Number: 1987.90.1
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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