© Maidstone Museum and Bentlif Art Gallery
Arm-ring
Artist: Frankish
Location: Maidstone Museum and Bentlif Art Gallery
Date: 450 - 550
Materials: silver gilt and garnet
Dimensions: 5 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £3,200 (Total: £5,000)
Vendor: Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Review number: 4972 (2001)
Provenance:
Found by a metal detectorist in Wrotham parish, Kent.
Description:
Terminal of one-half of a Frankish silver-gilt arm ring. The terminal is cast in the form of a lion or horse's head with the muzzle truncated by a solid rectangular plate set with two square cut garnets.
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