Fibula / brooch

Description

Saucer-shaped brooch of bronze with incised ornamentation and richly gilt, with textile remains around needle fastener, from a cemetery at Long Wittenham, Oxfordshire, 6th - 7th century

Museum reference

X.FD 37

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Fibula / brooch

Date

6th - 7th century

Materials

Bronze

Physical description

Bronze; saucer-shaped; incised ornamentation; richly gilt; textile remains around needle fastener

Collection place(s)

Long Wittenham, Oxfordshire, England, Northern Europe