Disk brooches [E]
British brooches tend to be about 4cm (1½”) [EWING 2007]:p.61
The use of precious metals to make disc brooches in England reduces during the C10th. Hoards from the late 9th and early 10th contain many more brooches made from precious metals than those from the late 10th and 11th [HINTON 2005]:p.167
With a couple of exceptions English brooches tend to be flat.
Riveted
Large Silver Riveted
Characteristic of the C9th. [KERSHAW 2013]:p.118
- Strickland brooch [HINTON 2005]:p.112-113
- Fuller brooch [HINTON 2005]:p.112-113
Later examples:
- Sutton, Isle of Ely. c.1020-1070AD. Decorated in Ringerike style [KERSHAW 2013]:p.118.
Backward beast
Coin brooches
Coin like brooches
Cheap side
Urnes
- Pitney brooch
- Wisbech brooch
References
Backhouse, Janet; Turner, D.H. and Webster, Leslie (1984) The Golden Age of Anglo Saxon Art. [BACKHOUSE 1984] *
Hinton, David A. (2005) Gold and Gilt, Pots and Pins ~ Possessions and People in Medieval Britain. [HINTON 2005] ^ 1 2 3 4 5 6 *
Kershaw, Jane F. (2013) Viking Identities. Scandinavian Jewellery in England. [KERSHAW 2013] ^ 1 2 *
Wilson, David M. (1964) Anglo-Saxon Ornamental Metalwork 700-1100. The British Museum. [WILSON 1964] ^ 1 2 *