Early Medieval Pendant

Early Medieval Pendant
Early Medieval Pendant
Early Medieval Pendant
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18036
Title
Early Medieval Pendant
Description
Early medieval gold bracteate pendant showing a man with a drinking horn. It contains unique imagery.

Bracteate pendants are characteristic of the Saxon world and may have had mystical significance. The Scalford example is unique with its depiction of a drinking vessel. It would have been worn on a string of bright beads, possibly with garnet pendants, like those from Sapcote and Shepshed.

Archaeology Collections, Collections Resources Centre, Barrow-on-Soar
LCC ID. No.
X.A107.2011.0.0
Image Use
Personal use only unless otherwise agreed
Notes
On display at Melton Carnegie Museum
(Visit Melton Museum)

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