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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection Object number IPSMG:R.1907.29.10 Institution name Ipswich Collections Object name brooch, disc brooch Description Silver gilded Anglo-Saxon keystone disc brooch with cabochon garnet and foil backing re-set in plaster. Central raised boss inlaid with a single piece of garnet and outlined in fine milgrain decoration. There are four garnets inlaid alternatively with missing settings surrounded by gold decoration, and the rim of the brooch is also decorated with the same milgrain technique that surrounds the boss. Distinctive plaster on the reverse of the brooch, and the pin attachment is heavily corroded. Production period Anglo-Saxon Material silver gilt, garnet, plaster Dimensions diameter: 40.00 mm Tags Comments Add tag(s) Add comment

Object number

IPSMG:R.1907.29.10
Institution name

Ipswich Collections
Object name

brooch, disc brooch
Description

Silver gilded Anglo-Saxon keystone disc brooch with cabochon garnet and foil backing re-set in plaster. Central raised boss inlaid with a single piece of garnet and outlined in fine milgrain decoration. There are four garnets inlaid alternatively with missing settings surrounded by gold decoration, and the rim of the brooch is also decorated with the same milgrain technique that surrounds the boss. Distinctive plaster on the reverse of the brooch, and the pin attachment is heavily corroded.
Production period

Anglo-Saxon
Material

silver gilt, garnet, plaster
Dimensions

Details