© Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery
Bracteate
Artist: Anglo-Saxon
Location: Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery
Date: 6th Century
Materials: gold
Dimensions: diameter: 4.4cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £5,000 (Total: £6,000)
Vendor: Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Review number: 5607 (2005)
Provenance:
Discovered by a metal detector user near Holt in Norfolk and declared Treasure in 2004.
Description:
Bracteates are pendant ornaments of Scandinavian origin. They all have a central design and this one depicts a man with a sword engaged in combat with a beak-headed quadruped. His left hand is raised against its jaws, either clasping the animal or being bitten by it. There is a short runic inscription above the man's left hand.
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