Anglo-Saxon and Medieval Treasure

Various

Maidstone Museum and Bentlif Art Gallery

600-900; 1200-1600

A find from a possible Anglo Saxon burial site and some unrelated Medieval items. 1-2) Two Anglo-Saxon gold pendants with Roman mosaic glass; 3) Anglo-Saxon gold spacer bead; 4-6) Three Anglo Saxon chatelaine fittings; 7-8) Two gilt bronze medieval belt fittings; 9) gilt bronze medieval dress fitting. The Medieval objects date from the 13th to 15th centuries.

• Artists Include:
• Anglo-Saxon
• Medieval

• Medium: gold; glass; copper alloy; gilt bronze
• Art Fund Grant: £3750 ( Total: £11,250)
• ArtFunded in: 2005
• Vendor: Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Provenance

Discovered on land on the North Downs near Maidstone by a metal detector user and declared Treasure in 2003.

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