Bracteate Pendant

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700–800 · Copper alloy, gilt · Medieval Art

Pendants such as these with stamped designs were the most popular kind of jewelry from the 600s through the 900s. Often made from gold, they usually show animals or a mythological scene in the center of an elaborate border. A stylized human head and three open-jawed animal heads are represented here.

Artist

Unknown

Date

700–800

Medium

Copper alloy, gilt

Culture

Vendel

Department

Medieval Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1984