Disk Brooch

Unknown

600–650 · Copper alloy, gilt · Medieval Art

This brooch is from the Vendel period in Swedish history, which precedes the Viking age. Abstractly designed small brooches like these were fashionable until Viking oval brooches replaced them.

Artist

Unknown

Date

600–650

Medium

Copper alloy, gilt

Culture

Vendel

Department

Medieval Art

Credit line

Gift of Alastair Bradley Martin, 1953