Title

Silver disc brooch of Ædwen, Anglo-Scandinavian, first half of the 11th century. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Silver disc brooch of Ædwen, Anglo-Scandinavian, first half of the 11th century. The decoration shows the Viking Ringerike style. The brooch may have been buried at a time of danger; it was found in a hoard in a field at Sutton, Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, in 1694. From the British Museum.

Date

1000

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/CM Dixon

Reference

HRM19B76_373

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,1Mb (2,4Mb) / 17,6in x 11,0in / 5293 x 3307 (300dpi)

Keywords

animal protection reptile snake museum color colour protected medieval dress jewellery jewelry British Museum century protect artefact concept curse artifact brooch mediaeval Middle Ages CM Dixon 11th century Anglo-Scandinavian Ringerike style object Eleventh Century Unknown silver ringering Aedwen Aedwen silver object