Anglo - Saxon Finds
Gold Brooch,Early Medieval Ottonian (German), 1000 - 1025 AD
A rare and exceptional early 11th-century brooch, inlaid with crystal and semi-precious stones. The brooch has been damaged by ploughing and originally would have been cruciform in shape. Only four or five similar examples have been found in England
'The circumstance of the loss or deliberate burial of such a fine piece in rural Staffordshire raises intriguing but unanswerable questions.'
Leslie Webster, The British Museum
Found by a metal detectorist in east Staffordshire.
Purchased from the Department of Media, Culture and Sport by The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery in 2003, with financial assistance from the Art Fund, the Resource / V&A Purchase Grant Fund and The Friends of the Potteries Museums & Art Gallery
Accession number: STKMG: 2003.LH.3
Early Medieval gold brooch.
Early Medieval gold brooch. (reverse)
