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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection Object number COLEM:1947.303.6 Institution name Colchester Collections Object name hair ornament Description Pair of silver gilt hair ornaments each with a double pin and a row of 8 decorative ballsThese hair decorations are included in the Mythical Creatures exhibition as part of the dragon's hoard. According to some legends, dragons were known for hoarding treasure and they especially had a love of gold. This originated in early medieval stories. One account from the poem Beowulf describes the theft of a golden cup from a dragon’s hoard. The dragon, in anger at their treasure being stolen, destroyed the nearby town. Production period Modern Material silver gilt Dimensions length: 110.50 mm width: 57.00 mm Location In Store Tags Comments Add tag(s) Add comment

Object number

COLEM:1947.303.6
Institution name

Colchester Collections
Object name

hair ornament
Description

Pair of silver gilt hair ornaments each with a double pin and a row of 8 decorative ballsThese hair decorations are included in the Mythical Creatures exhibition as part of the dragon's hoard. According to some legends, dragons were known for hoarding treasure and they especially had a love of gold. This originated in early medieval stories. One account from the poem Beowulf describes the theft of a golden cup from a dragon’s hoard. The dragon, in anger at their treasure being stolen, destroyed the nearby town.
Production period

Modern
Material

silver gilt
Dimensions
Location

In Store

Details