5th-century, Anglo-Saxon gold disc brooch
- Object Number: STKMG:2007.LH.5
- Simple Name: brooch
- Production Period:
- Saxon
- Summary: 5th-century, Anglo-Saxon gold disc brooch. The circular base plate supports a crouching feline being 'bitten' by a pair of fanged-jaw animal heads. Recovered during metal detecting near Lichfield, Staffs., and reported and purchased through the Treasure Act (1996). BM ref. no.: 2005 T94.
- Terms:archaeology
- Terms:treasure
- Terms:treasure
- Terms:jewellery
- Terms:zoomorphic
- Terms:animals
- Contact: Potteries Museum and Art Gallery
